Jonathan Groff asked us to stand in honor of the dearly departed Associate Director of the original Broadway production, my wife. She died ten years ago this month.
About Gretchen M. Michelfeld
Talking to My White Child About White Privilege: A Work in Progress
I am keenly aware of my white fragility: the defensive clinging to a belief in my fundamental goodness and fairness.
I am keenly aware of my white fragility: the defensive clinging to a belief in my fundamental goodness and fairness.
About That Time I Asked LeVar Burton to Marry Me
I mean, who doesn’t love LeVar?
I mean, who doesn’t love LeVar?
Bless Me, Father
This past decade, the losses I have experienced—a painful miscarriage, the death of my wife, the endless procession of professional rejections—would have been unbearable without the intellectual spark that initially pushed me to write and reflect.
This past decade, the losses I have experienced—a painful miscarriage, the death of my wife, the endless procession of professional rejections—would have been unbearable without the intellectual spark that initially pushed me to write and reflect.
Accepting the Joy
Joy is within and without each and every one of us, even in times of grief, in conditions of despair.
Joy is within and without each and every one of us, even in times of grief, in conditions of despair.
Let’s Get Honest About Rage
I am struggling. I struggle every damn day.
I am struggling. I struggle every damn day.
My First Valentine
A love letter to my father.
A love letter to my father.
Recalling the Feast
Not all Thanksgiving memories are happy ones.
Not all Thanksgiving memories are happy ones.
Numbers (100 Words on Love)
Sometimes the void is infinity.
Sometimes the void is infinity.
4 Books to Read with Your Grieving Child
These books helped my son grow from a sad, scared, angry three year-old to a confident middle-schooler with a big heart and a wicked sense of humor.
These books helped my son grow from a sad, scared, angry three year old, to a confident middle-schooler with a big heart and a wicked sense of humor.
Defiant Desire: Sex and Grief
On grappling with sexuality in widowhood
On grappling with sexuality in widowhood