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On Writing Grief (Part 7): Guide and Tips for Writing Grief

Take my words and use them. Quote them if you want. It is only one way to portray grief, but it is a truthful way.

On Writing Grief (Part 6) Time Doesn't Heal, it Changes

Time doesn’t heal, it only changes us until we can remember the pain no longer.

On Writing Grief (Part 5) Everything Dies Eventually

I'd never thought there would be a time I wouldn’t have to live without Tron. But everything dies eventually.

On Writing Grief (Part 4): Last of Everything

It was the last time I would play with him. The last time we would be together like this—happy and free.

On Writing Grief (Part 3): Invincibility

Living on a farm has taught me that you can't outrun death. But, somehow, I think we believed we had become invincible.

On Writing Grief (part 2): An Impending Death

She said I had acted very maturely and was handling it well. But oh I wasn't handling it well. I only knew how to lie was all.

On Writing Grief (part 1): Introduction

I think it is important to speak of grief as we experience it—as a piece of life. It comes to us as a story.

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