Death is the great unknown. Dying, however, can be observed and discussed and reported on. Dying can be shared and comforted. Dying can be approached with intention and awareness, the idea being to fill the process with compassion and to live as fully as possible in the meantime. Every living thing expires. While the cause of one’s death may be beyond control, how we think about dying and how we act in the face of death are up to us. We have choices. This conversation is meant to explore those choices from as many angles as possible.

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The Line by Blaze Ardman

Personal Narrative
September 2, 2020October 17, 2020

I am in the line, or on line, if you’re a New Yorker. All human beings are in this line, some ahead of me, some… Read More »The Line by Blaze Ardman

Endpaper: Understanding “Do Not Resuscitate”

Endpaper
September 2, 2020October 17, 2020

In the past, death occurred naturally when a person stopped breathing or their heart stopped beating. In time, however, newer medical interventions were developed that… Read More »Endpaper: Understanding “Do Not Resuscitate”

Unexpected Grace

Personal Narrative
May 16, 2020October 17, 2020

This morning’s lower backache is the price I pay for trying to be a farmer. I am not strong and agile. I don’t know a… Read More »Unexpected Grace

Book Review: Duck, Death and the Tulip by Wolf Erlbruch

Book Review
April 30, 2020October 9, 2020

How do you introduce a child to the esoteric concept of death? You probably don’t unless a granny or an uncle dies, or perhaps just… Read More »Book Review: Duck, Death and the Tulip by Wolf Erlbruch

Mom in the Time of COVID-19

Personal Narrative
March 11, 2020October 17, 2020

Mom took a fall at her apartment last Sunday. Ended up at the ER, small fracture on left clavicle, she was admitted for observation. She’ll… Read More »Mom in the Time of COVID-19

I USED TO BE TERRIFIED OF DYING by Lynda Carré

Personal Narrative
February 9, 2020October 17, 2020

I understand the fear of death. As a child, I was afraid to sleep. I was terrified that I would die each night. The plaque… Read More »I USED TO BE TERRIFIED OF DYING by Lynda Carré

Two Poems…

Poetry
February 5, 2020October 17, 2020

I. Picnic by Elga Antonsen Like a sheet pulled over the deadWhere do they go?Would that there could be a rush of birds and trombones… Read More »Two Poems…

Book Review: My Father’s Wake by Kevin Toolis

Book Review
December 26, 2019October 17, 2020

“As Sonny lay dying we had another kind of weather: Humid, hazy days, the entire village consumed in sea mist. We were unable to see… Read More »Book Review: My Father’s Wake by Kevin Toolis

The Dying Room by Abigail Thomas

Personal Narrative
November 19, 2019October 17, 2020

Abigail Thomas is an author of fiction, non-fiction, memoir, and poetry. Her work has appeared in too many publications to mention, but significantly two of… Read More »The Dying Room by Abigail Thomas

Land Beyond by Elise Lark

Poetry
November 13, 2019October 17, 2020

I walk where the deer walk and the lone winter walker, following the last vestiges of winter to the overlook— the Good Place where I… Read More »Land Beyond by Elise Lark