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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Things That Matter
One of my favorite scenes in one of my favorite shows had a man sitting on the edge of a…
