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What You Don’t See Essay #1

Beth

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07.16.20

Yesterday I mentioned that we’re slowly (or quickly, depending on perspective) closing in on the 6 month anniversary of when I lost my hubby to prostate cancer.

The number one, unquestionable lesson I’ve learned is…

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Marking Time After Death

Beth

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07.15.20

On the 15th of October, around 10:25 a.m., I’ll be observing an anniversary of sorts that only a select group of people can fully comprehend and connect with. And one that only I internalize.

Categories: Prose•Tags: death, widowhood•

Thank You, J.R.

Beth

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07.14.20

Thanks for being you. I know you don’t know I’ve been writing about P’s death, because I’ve only told J.

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5 Unique Ways to Start a Conversation With a Widow

Beth

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06.07.20

Seems my family and friends are having great difficulty talking to me since my hubby’s death five and a half months ago. In that time, exactly a dozen people (excluding my teaching colleagues, whom I see daily) have been in touch with me the person, not me the widow.

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First Lessons in Widowhood, or How Shit Gets Real in the First Five Months

Beth

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06.04.20

From the time you stop counting the minutes between your spouse’s last breaths of earthly oxygen (I stopped at 7 minutes and 23 seconds before I called my dad to my husband’s hospice bed in the dining room to help me count), shit gets real…real fast.

Categories: Prose•Tags: death, grief, widowhood•

What You Don’t See 9.12.16

Beth

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06.03.20

Dear two bikers coming down the big hill at Battelle Darby Creek, as you rounded the path that parallels the creek itself:

Categories: Prose•Tags: grief, widowhood•

Bahamas sunset

7 Stupid Questions From My First 5 Months of Widowhood

Beth

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05.30.20

*originally published online 9.12.16

  1. “What did you do with all his clothes?”
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