Reflection: Grieving Futures (Grieving Futures)
I am always at a loss to explain the title of this book. It has had the same title, for the same reason, since I first toyed with the idea of writing it back in the late 90s.
Death Café, Tallahassee
I can’t say it was a particularly profound experience, but perhaps therein lies its value.
Regeneration
I'm here to talk about Dr. Who. That might seem an odd segue for a blog about atheist grief, but last night when I was chatting with a friend, both subjects came up and I was spellbound. Why? Because in the end, both Dr. Who and grief are about personal regeneration....
Proof of Life
Grief is a burden, all on its own. It is as heavy as bags of sand set down over our shoulders, numbing our senses until all we can feel is the weight we carry. It’s said that time heals all wounds, but what is left off of that pithy aphorism is that wounds are...
Shards of grief – 20 years later
Twenty years ago today, my mother died.
The Atheist in the Mist
The title here refers to the classic movie about anthropologist Dian Fossey, "Gorillas in the Mist" which became short-hand among anthropologists for studying any group as an outsider prone to endangerment. Sometimes used sarcastically ("Polyamorists in the Mists!")...
Powerless Atheism, Human Strength
Last week I bailed on facebook because of an encounter with a friend and fellow atheist, who dragged my character through the mud in order to justify his experiences with Alcoholics Anonymous. His entire argument rested on the fact that even an atheist can "accept a...
New Blog Post at Atheist Republic
My latest blog post for Atheist Republic is now online: We are All Grieving Futures. Please check it out and leave a comment, I would love to hear from you!
Senseless, Tragic, and Stupid
Talented, award-winning actor and all-round nice guy Phillip Seymour Hoffman died at some point on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014 from (it is assumed) a drug overdose. He had a documented issue with addiction and so this goes down as another fabulous actor lost to drugs. I am...
I get to expert things?
I was talking to my colleague Jennifer Miracle about blogging and specifically about my upcoming debut as a columnist for Atheist Republic, where I will be writing about grief and mourning issues. I was talking about how I don't feel much like an expert on the topic,...
Accepting Fear
I don't follow too many celebrities on social media, since most of the time it's clear their posts are being ghost-written or, worse, nothing is being written at all. I like George Takei and Clark Gregg and, especially, Jada Pinkett Smith. Her facebook posts are...
Tragedy changes us; Patience tempers us; Fortitude keeps us going.
Lessons in grief, crisis, and recovery from 30 years of life as an adult orphan from a GenX woman who has resentfully struggled every step of the way.
