Mark Ellis says goodbye to his family’s aptly-named Jack Russell terrier.
A Valentine for Karen
February 12, 2012 By 13 Comments
Andrew Cotto remembers the wife of an old friend.
Love Survives
February 10, 2012 By 8 Comments
Tom Matlack talks to photographer Ron Cowie about enduring love, unspeakable loss, and staying present when life falls apart.
Between My Father and Me
February 7, 2012 By 7 Comments
Joseph Pereira’s father can’t hold him anymore, but that doesn’t matter.
The Fear of Visiting My Grandparents’ Graves
January 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Atalwin Pilon experiences some mixed feelings as he visits the burial place of his grandparents.
#27: Lobster Pots
January 27, 2012 By 1 Comment
“It’s the kind of human suffering for which there is no answer, only witness.”
How Do You Prepare for the Loss of a Loved One?
January 25, 2012 By 3 Comments
You can’t, writes Mervyn Kaufman.
Seven Years Gone: Manhood, My Mother’s Death, and 100 Dates
January 23, 2012 By 6 Comments
As a part of Evan Barden’s “One Hundred Dates” project, he reflects on the seven years following his mother’s death, what it’s meant to be a mama’s boy, and how it all influences his relationships with women.
The Human Condition
January 12, 2012 By 2 Comments
Jason Silva dissects the human condition, death anxiety, and the three solutions to the problem of death according to Ernest Becker.
Dear John: I Thought I Was Straight
January 12, 2012 By 3 Comments
Why do I have feelings for another man if I’m straight? Should I tell my friend they ruined my wedding? How do I let people know my husband passed away?
The Things Men Carry
January 5, 2012 By 25 Comments
Gary Percesepe learned how to be a man by observing other men.
The Day I Realized I Could Die
December 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
How an almost near death experience is all you need for a good dose of perspective and realization.
The Day My Father Died
December 5, 2011 By 7 Comments
He might be gone, but Collin Slattery hopes his father would be proud of the man he’s trying to become.
The 30th Anniversary of AIDS
December 3, 2011 By 2 Comments
With the passing of another International AIDS Day, Robert Levithan reflects on his experience.
Insurance
December 3, 2011 By 1 Comment
“When I pulled into my father’s driveway, the car’s headlights illuminated him standing behind his work table, his Labrador, Scotty, stretched across the table’s surface.” By John Warner
Tarkio Balloon
December 1, 2011 By 2 Comments
What’s it like to lose your two-month-old brother? Torben Bernhard wants to show you.
Vocalyze
“Why have artists abandoned their duty to say the unsayable?”
How does one explain the lack of moral courage in modern art?