Category Archives: writing

Research and flashbacks

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Finding both old diary entries from when Chris was still alive and correspondence that I’d kept folded within the pages was a painful experience. Continue reading →

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NaBloPoMo: A ‘Shady’ poem

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

Decided to have a bit of fun with the poetry challenge today…well, the muse left me last night…but it’s the same thing. When communicating with Chris via MSN, I used the alias Shady Wilbury, because I was being careful about … Continue reading →

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Reclaiming the right to grieve cyberlosses- new article

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

Just writing to let you know that I’ve had an article published by The Grief Toolbox. http://www.thegrieftoolbox.com/article/reclaiming-right-grieve-cyberlosses Please check it out or leave a comment if you feel so inclined. Wishing you peace and strength on your journeys,

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Drenched in cold water again…

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

Strangely enough, I do today. (Feel like I’m standing on the other side of that.) Cold, hard reality is intervening, and I can’t shelter in the usual songs, because I’m starting to expect myself to be moving on. In truth, a … Continue reading →

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Drawing inspiration from the old (musical) well…

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

I’ve just recently hooked up with the blog writing circle Prompt-ly - so you’ll hopefully see a more varied regime of posting from me soon. This is a response to a discussion on whether music inspires us to write.   For … Continue reading →

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