- Jan 18, 2021
- 6 min
Dear Doctor
I know you're tired. Overworked. At the end of what was no doubt a long shift. I know you're looking forward to dinner with your wife and...
- Aug 20, 2020
- 3 min
Forward
"You don't move on, you simply move forward." I saw this quote in one of my widow support groups on Facebook. Let me begin by admitting...
- Jul 13, 2020
- 2 min
Purgatory
55,000. 54,267 to be exact. On February 15th, 2020, that's how many words I'd typed in a novel set to be released in late March or early...
- Jun 30, 2020
- 3 min
Sleeping Giant
*Warning: the following post contains depictions of depression and anxiety.* When the chaos of sudden death abates, and the focus on...
- Jun 21, 2020
- 2 min
The Empty
Somewhere along the way to the end of nowhere, I stopped to look around. Here, I thought. Here is where I am and where you are not. The...
- Jun 5, 2020
- 4 min
The Witnesses
When she saw the ambulance outside our house, her immediate instinct was to act. She texted first, hopeful for false alarms or a minor...
- May 31, 2020
- 3 min
News on the Weather
The night my husband died, I lay sleepless in my daughter's bed listening to her breathe. I won't go into the massive fear that shook my...
