Browsing the "Loss" Category
My Helga, My Omi
September 29th, 2026 | by Danya Kaufmann
“Dare I say I am probably the one who knows best how you feel,”
The Red Papasan Chair
August 18th, 2026 | by Ruika Lin
I was curled up in the papasan chair when I spotted a tiny, translucent figure—a little flying soul
Grief and the ’90s
August 3rd, 2026 | by Anna Nordberg
I wonder what would losing my mother have looked like in the age of screens. A flood of lovely words on social media, friends of friends putting a broken heart on a post
Solstice
December 19th, 2025 | by Michelle Fitzgerald
Mum gasps, pointing urgently at Thelma. “It’s you! Oh my, it’s little you.”
Eaton Fire Claims Yet Another Victim
October 9th, 2025 | by Akina Cox
My child remains afraid of fire. But to me and most adults, the fire seems like the most understandable part of this situation. What scares us is the absence of any care or accountability from the government.
Keeping You Home
September 14th, 2025 | by Kate Uleman
For 24 hours after you died, we kept you home
The Other Mother Tribe
August 5th, 2025 | by Lorie Adair
There is a small band of other mothers who grieve alongside me, who also feel the willow switch of a complicated motherhood
tiny waves
May 9th, 2025 | by Arianne MacBean
A mother is supposed to do the mothering, not the daughter
