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Thanksgiving After Jack

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We never had any holiday traditions, like the ones you see on TV. But in my mom's absence — and in her honor — I'm creating some.

Letters To My Dead Mother

I’d imagined these words, penned on the anniversary of Mom’s death, as an emotional storage unit for my grief — only to realize there’s no such thing.

Why I Didn’t Post About Grandma’s Death on Facebook

by Jasmine Cole-Marrow

It felt like something that I was supposed to do, but it wasn’t something I wanted to do.

Why I Told Anne Lamott My Husband Died

I promised myself I wouldn’t, but then I opened up to a writer I’ve long admired about the most surreal, unbelievable thing that has ever happened to me.

Screening Calls for My Dead Son

by Casey Mulligan Walsh

‘Sorry, he’s not here.’ You have no idea how sorry I am Eric’s not here.

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