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The Grief and Renewal Chronicles

Personal essays in the wake of losing a beloved husband

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Karine Schomer
Jul 4

A Cosmopolitan and Internationally Aware Life

Sometimes, a single phrase can capture something essential about a person.

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Karine Schomer
May 9

The Miracle of Rebirth and Human Resilience

One year ago yesterday, my brother died of COVID.
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Karine Schomer
Mar 12

The Empty Bench and the Open Road

A Springtime Wave of Nostalgia

It’s been half a year since my husband died.

Six intense months during which I was filled with an eerie energy that propelled me into simultaneously grieving the…

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Karine Schomer
Feb 14

THE GRIEF AND RENEWAL CHRONICLES

In All The Old Familiar Places

A Valentine’s Day Story…

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Karine Schomer
Jan 14

The Importance of Ancestors

Who are your ancestors? Does it matter? What does it mean to you?

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Karine Schomer
Jan 2

Poised Between Past and Future — A Reflection

At any given moment, we can choose to focus on our past…

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Karine Schomer
Dec 10, 2021

A Letter of Gratitude to My Dead Husband

Dear Raphael — Today, December 10, 2021, would have been your 83rd birthday. You didn’t…

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Nov 18, 2021

Grief Shared Is Grief Halved

This year 2021 has been a very hard year. For so many people. Everywhere. In so many ways. We’re all hurting…

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Karine Schomer
Nov 1, 2021

Remembering Raphael on Dia de los Muertos

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