One year, many changes
June 13 marked one year since our sweet Kahlil died. I’ve been feeling kind of weird this June–the weather and …
Category Archives: Grief
Refuting 4 reasons NOT to take my Loft youth class
In a previous post, I explained that the topic for my Loft youth class (July 14-18, 10:45-12:15) is not exactly …
3 reasons to sign up for my Loft youth writing class
The week of July 14-18, I’ll be teaching a class at The Loft in Minneapolis titled “Will I Always Be …
Sympathy cards: Yay or nay?
The June 6 episode of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour brought with it a discussion of sympathy cards. Glen Weldon in …
Cancer, and other secrets
I enjoy speaking to book clubs because I love the wide-ranging discussions that result after smart, engaged people have read …
Can I still revise my book?
I’m learning more about my book the more I talk about it. In the past three weeks, I’ve spoken to …
“If you dug, you’d uncover evil”
It’s unsettling to see your hometown, and a picture of your elementary school, in the national news like this. …
A death-centric Mad Men final season
Is it just me, or am I detecting a theme in Mad Men‘s final season? In episode 2, Sally goes …
The hidden face of death: Part I
For a media culture that’s saturated with violence and death, we are reluctant to post images of real-life violence and …
We’re afraid of grief: Bode Miller interview, case in point
I think the reasons why people are so upset about Christin Cooper’s interview of Olympic skier Bode Miller on NBC …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 