Grief

Shayne Raymond shares about losing his Dad and the resulting grief and how he’s coping and moving forward.

“You make your peace with God and Death. At least that’s what I do.” I pause, wrinkle my brow, and remember the pain from a memory that’s just entered my mind. “Those were the last words I said [...]

“I read about this stuff in history books! I didn’t think it was still going on. Man, I was naïve.” Andre peers out into the group of predominately white 20-something’s gathered around him [...]

One from overdose, one from suicide, two victims from cancer. She got married ten days ago, and now she’s dealing with the death of four of her closest friends this past year. “It sounds so dumb, [...]

“I find myself obsessing over whether she really believes it? Whether she actually buys into the fact she’s going to be happier? Like, when she’s out meeting new guys at the club, is she thinking [...]

Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free… That is the start to a poem that truly helped me through the toughest time in my life. Rewind to October of 2012… Better yet, lets [...]

There’s a reoccurring dream I’ve had over the years. Sometimes I see him like I remember and he’s smiling. Sometimes he’s wearing a uniform. Sometimes half his face is missing like he’s Harvey [...]

My life changed one summer evening, on August 16, 1992. I had gone fishing with my family, including my youngest brother Josh, two days before. My parents left that day for a weekend vacation to [...]

How do words come to form a story like the one my mother, sister and I share? It certainly isn’t easy to find them even for someone like me; the written word is my one true passion. Over [...]

My father was murdered on November 15th, 2012. The man who murdered him (or maybe “killer” if you prefer) woke up one day and decided he was going to take someone’s life whether or not that [...]