I find my lungs won’t cooperate denying tears of their oxygen for I feel the darkness of the storm   A storm, I myself, almost didn’t survive still trying to rebuild, yet the air’s electric with negative intent   I know what dark road lies ahead and the nasty storms a-brewing, metallic taste   Though ...

You bit my toe when we met. You fell asleep on my couch. You made me so nervous to leave you You didn’t have a crate You were locked in the bathroom. You cried for hours until mommy came home. You claimed me as your puppy that day. You hate it when I leave. You ...

We all deal with grief differently. My little sister reads sad quotes on Pinterest that express how she feels better than she can. My brother doesn’t like to get out at the cemetery because it makes Dad’s death real. I write and publish my reflections on grief for strangers to read. Writing about it is ...