Tag Archives: grief

Grief sneaks up

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Loren Rhoads

When I wrote last, I was cranking on research for the updates to the new edition of 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die. I’d survived my dad’s death and planning his funeral, trying to sort out his bills, and … Continue reading →

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Where I’ve Been

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Loren Rhoads

I feel like I’ve been out of touch for months. My father fell last August and broke his pelvis. Because he was so medically fragile, he stayed in the hospital for nine weeks while the bone healed without surgery. He … Continue reading →

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Gone, baby, gone

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Loren Rhoads

There are so many things that happened when we were kids that I would love to forget. Instead, I remember the night we drove out into the country roads to sit in the car and drink (Bud for him, cheap … Continue reading →

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Morpheus, At the End

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Loren Rhoads

I was on a cemetery tour I’d organized for the Obscura Society on Saturday, when my phone buzzed.  I didn’t check the message until the tour had ended and I was getting back into the car.  My husband’s text said, … Continue reading →

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Letting Morpheus Go

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Loren Rhoads

In December 2012, we adopted a tiny black kitten from the local SPCA.  He was meant to be a companion for our older cat, another SPCA baby we called Nocturne. She was 3. The kitten was named Scrappy, because he’d … Continue reading →

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