Tag Archives: grief

The First Morning After the Darkest Night of the Year

Posted on December 22, 2017 by

We know they are coming, those longer nights. We know we will lose the sun. We string lights and burn candles and celebrate to chase away the enveloping dark. We know it is here. And yet we are startled, worried, … Continue reading →

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Glad I Saw It: Bench Trimmed in Green

Posted on December 8, 2017 by

There are several memorial benches around Brookdale Park. Some have pithy sayings, and some are more simple. This bench, overlooking the meadow, has been lovingly trimmed in greenery for the season. It is lovely, and it made me smile.  It … Continue reading →

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Readings On Grief

Posted on May 24, 2017 by

Amy and Maya at The Creativity Caravan partnered with Apryl of the Halfway There reading series to present Readings on Grieving.  Seven local writers presented pieces centered around grief and letting go. What follows is the piece I read for the event. … Continue reading →

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Your life, trying to be remembered

Posted on April 28, 2015 by

A friend posted this today — April 28th — and it expresses part of the complexity that is mourning. Life goes on, and as time passes, we start to live in moments and hours and even days when those we’ve … Continue reading →

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Eulogy for My Father

Posted on December 28, 2014 by

I was a little over a year old, and my mother was pregnant with my sister Andrea, when someone asked my Dad “Will you give her back now?” – referring to my adoption. Years later, when Dad told me this … Continue reading →

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