by KimBoo York | Aug 3, 2025 | Grief, Mourning
On Friday afternoon, August 1st, 2025, I said good-bye to my precious Keely. There was no one reason why. It was simply a matter of age and mortality. She was ready. I never will be. I hoped she would live to August 15th, an entirely selfish desire that one could...
by KimBoo York | Sep 10, 2024 | Grieving Futures, The Empty Bowl
My book Grieving Futures: Surviving the Deaths of My Parents was a cathartic experience to write. For a long time, the fear of that catharsis was why I did not write it at all. I came up with the title “Grieving Futures” not long after my father died in 1996, with the...
by KimBoo York | Aug 12, 2024 | Grief, Mourning, Reflections
“Oh shit, it’s 2024 isn’t it?” Gina, glancing up from her laptop, gave me a confused look. “Uh, yeah? Has been all year. Why?” “In about a month, my mother will have been dead for thirty years.” We looked at each other in shock. She never knew my mother. Most people...
by KimBoo York | Jul 1, 2024 | Grieving Futures
I am slowly posting the entirety of Grieving Futures: Surviving the Deaths of My Parents, here on Patience & Fortitude for free. General warnings are in place: this book address grief, mourning, self-harm, anger, poverty, and pet death, all in the context of...
by KimBoo York | Jun 24, 2024 | Grieving Futures
I am slowly posting the entirety of Grieving Futures: Surviving the Deaths of My Parents, here on Patience & Fortitude for free. General warnings are in place: this book address grief, mourning, self-harm, anger, poverty, and pet death, all in the context of...
