Living with the dead (literally)
If you have around 13 minutes, please check out this fascinating TED talk by anthropologist Kelli Swazey. She speaks of …
Category Archives: Grief
A flash conversation
I’m always struck by how the most fleeting conversations can be among the most meaningful. I live in a small …
Leave it to Larry
One of my favorite TV shows in recent years is “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” I enjoyed the humor and seeing what …
My YouTube channel is up!
I now have a YouTube channel. Please subscribe if you can! I will be posting occasional videos in which I …
Is Scott Simon violating some societal taboo?
Perhaps you’ve heard of NPR’s Scott Simon this week—he’s getting a lot of attention for tweeting his thoughts and observations …
RIP Kahlil, 1999-2013
I’ve been out of pocket for a few weeks, extremely distracted and disinterested in anything related to writing. We had …
“Six Feet Under” resonates
I wrote a short essay for the University of Minnesota Press blog on “Six Feet Under” and our culture of …
A cemetery of significance
I got to my hotel in Boston around midnight on Tuesday. By 9 a.m. Wednesday morning, I was on my …
“See Dad dead”
I just finished an amazing memoir, Thirty Rooms to Hide in: Insanity, Addiction, and Rock ‘n’ Roll in the Shadow of …
What’s wrong with writing about grief and loss?
I heard someone the other day criticize people for writing about grief. His reasoning was that everyone has lost someone, …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 