Navigating The Landscape Of Parental Grief
I wrote two pieces for Pediatric Cancer Awareness month (that’s this month, by the way). The first was published on HuffPost yesterday morning. My heart still aches for that poor whale. What The Death Of My Daughter Is Teaching Me … Read More »
I wrote this in November, but it feels like a hundred years ago. I’ve burned through all of Ana’s candles by now, except for the biggest pillars and some votives. This makes my heart hurt a little bit, but it … Read More »
I wrote this piece over the course of three of four months last year, starting shortly after Ana died. It is, in many ways, my post personal and meaningful of essays (it’s also the longest, at over 5000 words). Thank … Read More »
This is my first piece in Modern Loss. I wrote it in October (also the last time I saw a hummingbird in the yard). Rereading it reminds me that I’ll have something very special to look forward to in spring. … Read More »
In September, when everyone’s Facebook feeds were filled with back to school photos and brightly decorated college dorm rooms, I felt particularly bereft. I mean, no more so than now I suppose — with Thanksgiving looming and all, but it … Read More »