Patience & Fortitude

Preface to the Original Edition (2010)

Preface to the Original Edition (2010)

by | Mar 11, 2024 | Grieving Futures

I am slowly posting the entirety of Grieving Futures: Surviving the Deaths of My Parents, here on Patience & Fortitude for free. You can still buy the book if you would like (doing so helps support my writing!). I am doing this to make it as available as possible...
Under the Desk

Under the Desk

by | Feb 26, 2024 | Grief

I don’t remember much about the time I spent living under my father’s desk. I have snatches of memory, here and there: crawling under it; getting out from under it to feed the dogs and myself; deciding that taking a pillow under there with me was allowed (giving...
The Forgetting

The Forgetting

by | Feb 15, 2024 | Grief

How am I supposed to feel about not recognizing my mother’s name? I don’t know. It was so shocking to hear it that I originally thought, Somebody has my last name? Hmm, that name is familiar…is there another York family in this congregation? Then I...
Homeless (where the heart is)

Homeless (where the heart is)

by | Jul 20, 2015 | Grief, Mourning, Reflections

I had to call the landlord today about a possible water leak at the apartment. This simple act threw me into a long, dreary and painful panic attack. It is the absolute worst to be sitting on the bus, going to work, trying to count your breaths and not keel over like...