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Is There Sex After Death?

by Colin Campbell

Burying your two children shrivels your dick up like a motherf*cker, but my wife and I found our way back to each other.

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I Came Out to Family While Planning My Mother's Funeral

Reeling in brand-new grief, I felt more like my true self than ever before.

by Stacy London

In an excerpt from the Modern Loss book, stylist Stacy London tells us how to repurpose and reinterpret the fashion and furniture your loved ones left behind.

From My Inbox, a Grim Reminder

by Becky A. Benson

The school district emailed to remind me about kindergarten registration. The thing is, my younger daughter died two years ago.

Grief Bacon: Breastfeeding Through My Grief

by Jesse Anna Bornemann and Rebecca Soffer

After Dad died, my body felt numb, but my breasts soldiered on.

The Griefmobile

by Sarah Kravits

No matter how intense my feelings, my car always comes to the rescue, with available music, clean tissues, and much-needed privacy.

Laundry, Before and After

by Jacqueline Dooley

I used to resent the endless sorting, washing and folding. Then my daughter got sick — and everything changed.

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Giving Birth at the Age Mom Died by Anna Whiston-Donaldson November 18, 2015 I had my children young, keeping in mind that my own mother died 46. Now I’m 46, missing my mother, grieving my 12-year-old son, and also happily, unexpectedly pregnant.
‘Smad’ and Other Words Born of Grief by Fernanda Santos December 3, 2018 In the year since my husband died, there have been many lessons — and a few new vocabulary words.
The 9 Things No One Tells You About Scattering Ashes by Tré Miller Rodríguez May 2, 2014 Nine things no one tells you about scattering ashes.
What I Did With My Husband’s Life Insurance Money by Leslie Gray Streeter April 30, 2018 During the rawest moments of my grief, what I bought helped me breathe easier.
A Year of Grief, 15 Seconds at a Time by Ryan Langer December 12, 2018 After my dad's murder, Instagram served as both my grief counselor and a surprising professional outlet.
He’s Dead, But He’s No Saint by Robyn Woodman November 22, 2015 My husband cheated on me again and again — but people give him a pass because he died in a tragic Thanksgiving Day scuba accident.
Are You My Papi? by Mathew Rodriguez June 15, 2015 As a young man, I lost my father to AIDS-related illness. Now I search for echoes of him in the men I choose to love.

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