Tag: death
Making God Laugh
They say if you want to make God laugh, tell him/her your plans. Her doctor said, “Starting thinking about plans for palliative care.” That’s not funny, God.
Mornings, We Talk About Dying
Everyone needs something to live for. My mother lives for the day she will die. The innate right to choose your own time and method of death is a part of who we were as a family, one of the few things all three of us agreed on.
Killing Time
Originally published as “Lele” in Hos, Hookers, Callgirls and Rentboys: Professionals Writing on Life, Love,…
A Lesson in Loss: On the Death of a Friend
A friend of mine died this week. The older I get, the more often I’m…
rita sweeney
like Rita Sweeney, this sign is also gone. look before you cross, on foot or in two tons of steel, glass, and rubber. (I admit I do not understand the Bob Fosse-like jazz hands. Suggestions are welcome)
trinity churchyard
here lays a friend to all pigeons. trinity churchyard cemetery. part of a series: “post mortem”
(wall street & broadway, nyc)
funny, you don’t look blu-ish
Last night I had dinner with the Death Doulas. I haven’t talked about this before,…
1 funeral, 8 days & no napkins
The Results of the No Impact Experiment Week Day 1: Sunday: Consumption : Live a…
orphan-age
No matter how old you are when you lose that second parent, you’re an orphan. It’s not the same as when you’re 5 or even 15, but when you’re 50ish it’s lonely.
