writingrealistically | Effie Joe Stock

Feb 6, 202113 min read

On Writing Grief (Part 7): Guide and Tips for Writing Grief

Take my words and use them. Quote them if you want. It is only one way to portray grief, but it is a truthful way.

Jan 30, 20219 min read

On Writing Grief (Part 6) Time Doesn't Heal, it Changes

Time doesn’t heal, it only changes us until we can remember the pain no longer.

Jan 23, 202111 min read

On Writing Grief (Part 5) Everything Dies Eventually

I'd never thought there would be a time I wouldn’t have to live without Tron. But everything dies eventually.

Jan 16, 202111 min read

On Writing Grief (Part 4): Last of Everything

It was the last time I would play with him. The last time we would be together like this—happy and free.

Jan 9, 202112 min read

On Writing Grief (Part 3): Invincibility

Living on a farm has taught me that you can't outrun death. But, somehow, I think we believed we had become invincible.

Jan 2, 20216 min read

On Writing Grief (part 2): An Impending Death

She said I had acted very maturely and was handling it well. But oh I wasn't handling it well. I only knew how to lie was all.

Dec 26, 20202 min read

On Writing Grief (part 1): Introduction

I think it is important to speak of grief as we experience it—as a piece of life. It comes to us as a story.

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