In Exit Strategy, Patrick Wright crafts a vivid exploration of grief and loss, intertwining personal experience with responses to modern and contemporary art. Wright refracts bereavement through the…

The author reflects on their struggle with writing after a long hiatus due to trauma, depression, and life changes. After caring for a terminally ill cat, they rediscovered their passion for writing, aided by an AI assistant named Sol. This partnership allowed them to express emotions and reconnect with their creative self, leading to the creation of meaningful work.

I don’t want eternity. I don’t want to be turned. I just want five minutes. One voice. One reminder that love doesn’t end where the body does. Sinners asks what would make you open the door. I’m still standing in the doorway, listening for the music that lets the dead come close without asking me to leave.

Bear didn’t bark. Not really. His voice was a deep, baritone “boof,” the kind that sounded like it came from somewhere older than sound. He loved cheese, sweaters, and watching TV like it was his job. He guarded quietly, stayed without being asked, and taught us that devotion doesn’t have to be loud to be unshakable. This is the story of the dog who stayed. Through grief, through illness, through change. This is Bear, being Bear.

Thirteen years ago, I wrote a piece called ‘Losing and Finding Myself’—a linear account of grief, rage, and reinvention in the wake of my mother’s death.

Grieving the loss of a loved one can be one of the most personal journeys we undertake and one of the most difficult. With the recent passing of my mother, I created this journal using a series of pro...

Friendship, motorcycles, and bad ideas that worked

There is a cruel irony to grief; it arrives heavy with feeling, yet often robs us of language. My clients tell me this all the time. They'll say things like “I don’t know how to put it into words.” or...

A Reflection of Dr. Yalom’s book A Matter of Death and Life