The grief of living is not the grief of losing. It is the grief of trying, of being in the middle of something hard with no clear end date, no guarantee, no moment where someone officially tells you it is okay to feel how you feel. It is the grief of a salary already spent. Of a father’s diagnosis that rearranged everything and the relief that he is fine now, which somehow does not cancel the weight of what it took to get there.
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Grief and loss are as universal as life and death. They are footnotes punctuating our moments of joy and happiness and love.
From Antigone to Things Fall Apart, from Beloved to An Equal Music, some of the world’s most searing stories have been written from nibs dipped in the ink of loss and grief.
And now, it’s your turn.
Thomas Hardy once wrote that “Happiness was but the occasional episode in a general drama of pain.”
The latest episode of the Memoir Nation podcast features a moving interview with acclaimed poet…
Aubrey Plaza has publicly addressed the tragic death of her husband, filmmaker Jeff Baena, for…
Kotrell has released his latest single “Not Ready,” a deeply personal exploration of grief and…
Anne de Marcken has been awarded the 2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction…
I find Mustapha Enesi’s Yesterday and Today and Tomorrow to be thoughtfully written and I feel it is one most satisfying interpretations of this anthology’s theme. He shows us a woman living with Alzheimer’s whose husband still showers her with affection despite the fact that she often doesn’t remember who he is
Cassava Republic Press has revealed details about Olumide Popoola’s upcoming novel, “Like Water Like Sea,”…
The author’s switch between the past and present allows us to see how both are intertwined and how despite our best efforts, separating them, most times, is never successful. This literary technique also gives us context and necessary background to current happenings.
In a heartwarming tale of love, loss, and the healing power of nature, plant stylist…
When it comes to sheer literary star power, no one shines as bright as Chimamanda…