By: Debbie Robus | 2010-06-04 | Writing & Speaking Some of the best mourning is done with a touch of humor . I am reminded of the recent memorial read more
By: Anne Harrell | 2010-06-01 | Writing & Speaking Is It Good Bye Kitty Or Is It Hello Kitty It was a very windy March evening about five years ago when my cousin Kitty died unexpectedly. Kitty had been in the hospital two weeks for knee surgery when she passed away. read more
By: Rebecca Vargas | 2010-06-01 | Writing & Speaking In movies, newspapers and greeting cards, the death of a loved one has always been shown to be a somber time full of reflection and grief. In real life, however, the death of a loved one can be a surprisingly hilarious time. read more
By: Tom Attea | 2009-04-13 | Humor When word finally passed the lips of the communist regime in Cuba that Fidel Castro might be on his way to where his enemigos would like to see him go, Cubans in and out of the island nation celebrated... read more
By: Mascaretta Shamoo | 2010-05-28 | Poetry Mourning to show my beloved I am sorry, for I have done him wrong, I opened that Spiritual door and read more
By: Ruth Woodhouse | 2010-06-02 | Writing & Speaking Mourning is a very individual experience. While there are recognized stages of the experience read more
By: Claudia Windal | 2010-06-01 | Writing & Speaking Yesterday, my first email of the day was notifying me that a dear 92 year old friend was actively dying. My mind flashed back to about six months ago, when Sr. Dorothy wrote to say that she had been diagnosed with cancer. read more
By: Michael Bettencourt | 2010-06-03 | Writing & Speaking "RAGE, RAGE..." My friend''s letters had mentioned the possibility as far back as the fall of last year, but now what had stood merely possible had become painfully probable now: the death of his father. read more
By: Sufjan Simone | 2010-06-02 | Writing & Speaking The Longest Conversation To write about someone who has passed away, someone you barely knew, is like putting together a thousand-piece puzzle with only three pieces in your hand. She cleaned our house once a week. read more
By: Christy Cunningham | 2010-06-01 | Writing & Speaking Write Silence This morning I woke up in my parent''s spare bedroom. I''ve been ill and didn''t want to be alone so I slept at my mom''s. read more
By: Sadie Grey | 2010-05-31 | Writing & Speaking Characters: Julie-Winnie''s foster daughter Peter-Winnie''s foster son Lisa-Peter''s wife Wendy-Winnie''s foster daughter and Peter''s sister Raymond-Winnie''s foster son Kyle-Winnie''s foster son and Raymond''s brother Funeral home assistants Singers Scene: The f read more
By: Jenna Pope | 2010-05-30 | Writing & Speaking I did not go to my father''s second funeral because one funeral was more than enough for me. And, besides, I did not have an *E-Ticket. read more
By: Jenessa Gayheart | 2010-06-02 | Poetry Santa Claus sat in a corner booth Of "Make Believe Bar and Grill" His tired blue eyes gazed past his mug, Their twinkle had grown very still The front door jingled, he glanced out of habit Past Ahab and Zeus at the bar Looking twice to be sure, he grinned and he waved, "Jesus!" he yelled, "T read more
By: Mary W. Matthews | 2010-06-02 | Writing & Speaking Poor Annabel. Morning after morning she would get into the box and strain to pee, forcing me to watch her as I waited to clean the box of its overnight deposits. I thought she had cystitis, a female problem in which you "gotta go, gotta go, gotta go right now," even when there''s nothing inside. read more
By: Matt Bird | 2010-05-27 | Writing & Speaking When I was a child, I was more than a child. I was also the captain of a spaceship. Yep. Some explanation. I was, as a boy, a scaredy cat in the dark. I hated the dark. Loathed. And who can blame me? So many unnamed horrors can lurk in the dark. read more
By: Marilyn Wilke Ramone | 2010-05-31 | Writing & Speaking Monsters do not just bother children. They reside in our homes waiting to pounce on us while we are sleeping or sitting in the bathroom, or taking a shower. They lurk in the tiniest of places plotting and planning against you. read more
By: Gina Lawton | 2010-05-30 | Writing & Speaking "Where is the little boy I carried..." streams through my head as I watch the 6''4" man skip-hop down the graduation aisle toward the front of the auditorium. read more
By: Nathan Wada | 2010-05-30 | Writing & Speaking It''s impossible to quantify just how much damage an inadvertently descended trouser fly can do to a young man''s mojo. It''s not like Nate was burdened with an overabundance of the Good Stuff to begin with. read more
By: AJ Mullins | 2010-06-03 | Writing & Speaking Shakespeare''s Dark Comedy William Shakespeare was a master of catharsis in his tragic plays, bringing readers and audiences to their own feelings of grief as they sympathized with the characters. read more