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Jody Gelb

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She May Be Lying down but She May Be Very Happy: A Micro-Memoir

She May Be Lying down but She May Be Very Happy: A Micro-Memoir

Jody Gelb pays tribute to her daughter's short life. She May Be Lying Down but She May Be Very Happy is a marvel of compression and potency.

2023

Stories

Published in

Modern Women

Screaming into Towels

An excerpt from She May Be Lying Down but She May Be Very Happy.

4d ago

Screaming into Towels

4d ago

Guadalupe

Every time we went to the hospital, we would bring our little icon of the Virgin of Guadalupe. I had found her in one of the California…

May 9

Guadalupe

May 9

This Life

My new article for The Compassionate Friends.

May 1

This Life

May 1

Published in

Modern Women

Arts and Crafts for the Griever

“Saddened as I am by loss, my heart lifts in gratitude for the richness Lueza has brought to my life.”

Apr 25

Arts and Crafts for the Griever

Apr 25

Sanctuary: Finding Comfort After My Daughter Died

Most of the time, I do not feel any emotions about what has happened. I work in my show. I feel grateful. I read my Jane Austen book. But…

Apr 24

Sanctuary: Finding Comfort After My Daughter Died

Apr 24

Published in

Modern Women

Rough Landing

Someday, I thought I would write my version of Lueza’s early days and how it was. It was hard to breathe when I remembered this time.

Apr 11

Rough Landing

Apr 11

Published in

Modern Women

Excerpt: Landing in Afghanistan

Excerpt from Broadway actor and author Jody Gelb’s micro-memoir She May Be Lying Down but She May Be Very Happy:

Apr 4

Excerpt: Landing in Afghanistan

Apr 4

Published in

Modern Women

My Mind is Too Full

Tomorrow, we sell the wheelchair van.

Mar 29

My Mind is Too Full

Mar 29

Coping with the Death of a Child

On the Open to Hope Podcast, I had a very meaningful and supportive conversation with Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley about caring…

Mar 21

Coping with the Death of a Child

Mar 21

Book Recommendation: Barbara Gill’s Changed by a Child — A Profound Guide

I discovered Changed by a Child: Companion Notes for Parents of a Child with a Disability in a Barnes and Noble bookstore on the Upper…

Mar 14

Book Recommendation: Barbara Gill’s Changed by a Child — A Profound Guide

Mar 14

Jody Gelb

Jody Gelb

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Jody Gelb is a Broadway and television actor and the author of her critically acclaimed memoir She May Be Lying Down, but She May Be Very Happy.

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