Tag Archive | grief
Book chat: ‘The Fault In Our Stars’ by John Green
Originally posted on write meg!:
So I finished John Green’s The Fault In Our Stars on Sunday. I bought it last week in anticipation of a long weekend away as a “treat” to myself, insofar as a book about kids with cancer can be a “treat.” Also, despite loving my Kindle for years now, I…
Weekend Edition – Optimism, Being a Pro, and Niche Audiences
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
Acting Out Optimism My daughter and I had just returned from our first trapeze class after a year’s absence from “flying.” It was late (we’d stopped for dinner on the way home), and I was whirling around the kitchen, simultaneously shooing her into the shower,…
Too Much to Let Go of …. #grief #poetry #photography
Originally posted on penned in moon dust:
runs through my fingertips furrows formed by tears so much run-off in my heart though preparing these many years * how can one prepare for a loved one’s life to pass? one my knees I’ve daily prayed memories to hold me fast * to the pier of grief…
Existential Nihilism and the Dead Dog Blues
Originally posted on Christa Wojciechowski:
RIP Roscoe Wojciechowski ? I’ve been avoiding this article for a long time, which is a sure sign that it must be written. As individuals, we often hide from the truth, especially about ourselves. Our souls’ innocence and hope slowly deteriorate inside our soft bodies while we occupy our short…
In each chest a clock, its spring wearing
Originally posted on C h a z z W r i t e s . c o m:
Tonight I thanked a friend and said goodbye for the last time. It is a grim ritual, this business of the last goodbye. My friend didn’t look like the man I knew. He appeared as a sleeping wax figure,…
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