Grief

An Unexpected Hero’s Journey

Jun 19, 2013

TW Column by Steven Lewis

Yet, don’t think for a moment that we five were not swept along in the undeniable currents that carried Neil beyond himself.

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Coming to Terms: TW Writers on Grief

Apr 26, 2013

TW Image Essay

It will take many months, if not years, to reach a sense of closure. And yet, we survive.

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Boston: Why I Keep Revising

Apr 24, 2013

Essay by Martha Nichols

It would be nice if there were only one storyline for this tragedy, but there isn’t.

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Porcelain Bones

Nov 05, 2012

TW Column by Judith A. Ross

I’d never witness her body’s natural aging process—her bones becoming brittle, her hair turning white.

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Regarding the Golden Monster

Sep 12, 2012

Essay by Wm. Anthony Connolly

In many ways, remembering is a leap of faith, just as writing is.

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Show and Tell

Jun 18, 2012

Theme Essay by Cynthia Staples

I sought the peace of silence, but I couldn’t submerge the storyteller forever.

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The Brambles of Life

Mar 15, 2012

Essay by Li Min Mo

I learned that although death was final, we weren’t allowed to mourn our losses.

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The Rubber Band King

Mar 12, 2012

Memoir by Carolee Bertisch

As I open each envelope, the ancient rubber bands holding it together fall into little worms at my feet.

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The Search for Delicious

Nov 18, 2011

Backstory by Jane Ward

Natalie Babbitt’s story has been on my mind all week as I sat by my mother’s bed in the nursing home.

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Love, Loss, and Spaghetti

Nov 07, 2011

Personal Essay by Bianca Garcia

My memories of loved ones are always intertwined with food.

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