by KimBoo York | Feb 23, 2015 | Grief, Reflections
I’m here to talk about Dr. Who. That might seem an odd segue for a blog about atheist grief, but last night when I was chatting with a friend, both subjects came up and I was spellbound. Why? Because in the end, both Dr. Who and grief are about personal...
by KimBoo York | Apr 14, 2014 | Mourning, Reflections
The title here refers to the classic movie about anthropologist Dian Fossey, “Gorillas in the Mist” which became short-hand among anthropologists for studying any group as an outsider prone to endangerment. Sometimes used sarcastically (“Polyamorists...
by KimBoo York | Jan 25, 2014 | Atheism, Grief, Mourning, Reflections
I was talking to my colleague Jennifer Miracle about blogging and specifically about my upcoming debut as a columnist for Atheist Republic, where I will be writing about grief and mourning issues. I was talking about how I don’t feel much like an expert on the...
by KimBoo York | Dec 8, 2013 | Atheism, Reflections
A surprising title for an atheist blog about grief, but I find both concepts fascinating. I’ve wondered for years why we need them, why we created them in the first place. I joined a friend at a Unitarian Universalist service this morning, and was thrilled that...
by KimBoo York | Aug 17, 2013 | Reflections
If you spend any time online in the “death circle” of funeral directors and grief/mourning specialists, you have seen the story of Martin Manley, a sports writer in Kansas who committed suicide on August 15th. Suicides, sadly, are not very unusual items to...
by KimBoo York | May 1, 2013 | Reflections
I wrote Grieving Futures back in 2010, and threw it up online pretty quickly. It served as a cathartic bleed out of my emotions regarding my experiences with grief, and as tool in helping to reach out to other grievers. It lives up to its dual purposes, I think. But...
