


It’s like a window that will simply open of its own accord. “Grief is a most peculiar thing we’re so helpless in the face of it. Nor should you be the same nor would you want to.” ―Elizabeth Kublerġ6.

You will be whole again but you will never be the same.

You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will not ‘get over’ the loss of a loved one you will learn to live with it. “The reality is that you will grieve forever. Why would I want them to?” ―Jeanette Winterson, Written on the Bodyġ5. This hole in my heart is in the shape of you and no one else can fit it. “The particularness of someone who mattered enough to grieve over is not made anodyne by death. And don't forget to follow MashReads on Facebook (opens in a new tab) and Twitter (opens in a new tab) for the latest, greatest book news.14. Next week we are reading Devil In The White City (opens in a new tab) by Erik Larson. There could not have been a better pairing " It is so caring and sweet and soft and sad. Peter recommends the album A Crow Looked A Me by Mount Eerie (opens in a new tab). "It's just an amazing, thoughtful interview from someone who is at the top of her game is doing incredibly important reporting right now." He also recommends Joan Didion's essay collection Slouching Towards Bethlehem. MJ recommends listening to the Longform Podcast (opens in a new tab) 's interview with Maggie Haberman (opens in a new tab), who covers the White House for the New York Times. "They talk about what it's like to be poets and humans, especially in 2017. Matt Petronzio, Mashable's Social Good editor who joined us for the episode, recommends VS Podcast (opens in a new tab), a poetry podcast from the Poetry Foundation. Then, as always, we close the show with recommendations:įirst and foremost, we recommend you watch this video (opens in a new tab) of Max Porter talking about Grief Is The Thing With Feathers himself.
