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Frida Kahlo - "The Broken Column" (1944) Can you believe I'm here, walking around, as my heart hangs out of my chest? There is nothing like ...

The most important work I will ever do is to bear witness to my life, to affirm that my life matters even if it does not look like anyone el...

It hit me today that this period of my life is about facing my worst fears. Almost every single one of the things I feared most has happened...

A year ago today, my mother died. I couldn't imagine living one day without her. Now, I've lived 365 days without her. Every day, for the re...

"We Will Not Be Lovers" by The Waterboys Unrequited love is about hunger. It's about what we want and can't have, what seduces and tantalize...

Recently, on the 20th anniversary of my father's death, I reflected on a scene from Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway . Today, when I sought ou...

In the past week, the grief has been physically affecting me. I expected as much in the lead-up to the one-year anniversary of my mother's d...

My second granny rectangle blanket is finished! I love it so much. It's also the first blanket I've added a border to. I think this will be ...

One of the most beautiful memories of my life is watching the DVD of Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park with my father when ...