Death

What We Talk About When We Talk About Death

I have been preparing to die for five years now. Not literally, exactly. I have no terminal disease that I know of—except for the fact that I’m breathing, which is at first gasp a death sentence—and I rarely get sick. But death and loss, and the grief that always comes with it, have been informing [...]

By |2016-10-22T08:21:12-04:00March 20th, 2014|Expect Nothing|2 Comments

The Gift of Life and Death

Many years ago I was interviewed on TV for one of my books. The last, rather surprising question was: What is the secret of life? Without thought or hesitation I answered: Breath. Even before my father took his last breath almost twenty-nine years ago, an event that rocked my world and set me on a [...]

By |2016-10-22T08:21:13-04:00November 28th, 2013|Expect Nothing|0 Comments
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