Death

The 2,000 Reasons I’m Glad I Didn’t Die Last Night
There haven’t been many days when I’ve wanted to die. Maybe zero. I felt really bad for a long time…
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Preparing for that Last Goodbye
Nothing sparks contemplation for me quite as intensely as the news of someone’s death. One of my best friends from…
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I Didn’t Know Ponds and Cigars Could Do That
That’s my grandparents on their wedding day about 62 years ago. It’s one of my favorite photos. The handsome gentleman…
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Stop Waiting Until it’s Too Late
There was something I wanted to tell someone and I was just waiting for the right time. But then he…
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The Fastest Way to Stop Feeling Angry: How a Dying Child Changed the World
“I hate you, dad!” he yelled from his bedroom. “You always want me to do things how you would do…
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Husbands Are Negligent Criminals, Wives Are Flawed Judges
There are several ways I could kill three people. One way would be to successfully craft and execute a plan…
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If I Die Before I Wake
I think about dying sometimes. I think about dying because sometimes people die. I can’t decide how afraid of it…
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How to Be a Man, Vol. 3
“This will work out,” Monty Williams said at his wife’s funeral the other day. Out of context, you might find…
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When a Partner Grieves: The Moment of Truth
“Your life is about to fall apart, you’re going to get divorced, and things will never be the same,” is…
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The Things That Matter
One of my favorite scenes in one of my favorite shows had a man sitting on the edge of a…
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