Death

Explaining My Terminal Illness to My Young Children

How do you tell your little ones that you’ve been…

What It Felt Like to Almost Die

My near-death experience taught me not to fear those final moments

Day 6 — Regret is Poison

Part six of 7 Days series

Suicide Is an Answer, But Not the Right One

Remembering the day, five years ago, when I made a fateful…

Melancholia

what siren 
song is this
that bids us 
wade in deeper
creeping ever 
closer
to the edge 
of something 
sinister 
and towering 
that…

The Art of Being There

How to support a grieving friend when you aren’t sure what to say

Disappointment Isn’t a Problem That Needs Fixing

It’s a reminder that life begins and ends with…

When It Was Over

Poetry Sunday

When it was over,
we stood there like idiots
unwilling to know.

It’s

Missing Chanelito and so many others

For the Dying

For the dying luxury is nothing. 
The titles, achievements, possessions, all turn to nothing, and the only valuable possession is life…