Tag Archives: grief

Birthdays of the Dead

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Stephanie

I wrote this post five years ago, while leaning on one of many pairs of crutches (the coolest among them, with built-in reflectors) I accrued as I quite literally fell to pieces as a half-decade younger widow.  Back then I … Continue reading →

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Vanished Air

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Stephanie

  . . . you are much more than simply dead/  I am a dish for your ashes / I am a fist for your vanished air….                           … Continue reading →

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Now Face West

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Stephanie

This is the tenth Father’s Day that has dawned for my children without their father here with them.  This year, they all are also separated from each other, occupying different spaces on two continents. Seven years have passed since we … Continue reading →

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Full Fathom

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Stephanie

I did first ask if it was too soon. In this case, to bowdlerize the first sentence of Love in the Time of Cholera: “It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the run on spices … Continue reading →

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