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Full Fathom
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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Tagged Argentinian mistress, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, grief, José Saramago’s Death with Interruptions, kiran desai, Louis Untermeyer, love, One Hundred Years of Solitude, pandemic, positive and negative space, Shakespeare, Smoots and measures, social distance, solitude, The Inheritance of Loss, The Tempest, The Tempest Act 1 Scene 2, violet envelopes
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The Empty Nest
Loneliness is an interesting feeling. Interesting, you ask? How neutral. How unilluminating. How non-judgmental. How unlike me. My feelings about loneliness have been pretty darn negative. I’ve written about unwanted solitude as a vacuum, an inescapable shadowed partner to despair. … Continue reading
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Tagged darkness, death, empty nest, grief, loneliness, photographs, solitude, Weekly Writing Challenge: Build Your Own
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Four Rounds and a Wedding
I’ll miss you. Oh, how I’ll miss you. I’ll dream of you, And I’ll cry a million tears. But the sorrow will pass. And the one thing that will last, Is the love that you’ve given to me. —After You’re … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston, Boston Harbor, Four Weddings and a Funeral, friendship, funeral, Iris Dement, missing, rounds, solitude, spoiler alert, wedding
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Seductive Solitude
“The Observer,” (c) 2012 Suzannah R. Glennon Another of our youngest child’s remarkable photographs is a portrait of her sister. She calls it “The Observer.” Sometimes all you can do is watch and absorb the swirl of what is going … Continue reading
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Tagged children, grief, hospital, Mumford & Sons, Sigh No More, solitary, solitude, The Observer, Timshel, vortex, Winne-the-Pooh
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