Unseen
This isn't a ghost story, probably
Does my dead dad hate who I've become? And other questions for the not-living.
an impossible horizon
ghosts, grief and hope at maximum tilt
Averted Vision
The world is getting darker
Grief
Vultures, Motherhood and the Dead (Year)
Vultures taught me what to do with the dead.
Seeing Stars
Grief, Ghosts and the Impossible Promise of Christmas
Grief
Banshees, Angry Octopuses and Free Lunch
To be warned of impending grief by grief, and other childhood obsessions
What happens to the people who survive the end of the world?
I can tell you if you want.
Reproductive Rights
In Sepsis and in Health
My daughter, Dobbs and inflammatory systems
Mormonism
I grew up in a church led by a prophet
If I followed him, my family would stay together forever
Emotional Support Kitchen
It's a comfort to gain so much control over an outcome. Even when that outcome is one single roasted carrot.
Finding My Family’s Bones
How visiting Appalachia helped me begin to understand my family
Built Environment
A Concise Chronicle of a Woman Who Cried at Home
What has crying in the home looked like over the centuries?
What a Zoom Funeral Taught Me About Death
As my daughters and I stared at a livestream of an open casket, I realized death is always remote