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That depends. I’ve lived in the realm of death and dying for a while now. Technically I could argue that I’ve lived in that realm since the moment I was born, but that feels a bit … smug. Where and when did it begin? Ten years ago when I trained for hospice work? Twenty years ago…
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Hi Friends. Ugh why do things get more complicated with time? When I started using this platform, not that long ago, it was just a nice little newsletter thing. Now there are podcast components and video options, a hundred different ways to get peoples’ attention and to get them…
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Hi. How are you? I’m heading to NYC to see La Traviata at the Metropolitan Opera tonight. The weather is not great, so we will have to slog through a lot of muck, but I can’t wait to sit in that space and just drink in the magic of it all. To walk the city streets and feel the…
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The kids are getting their letters from colleges, telling them whether or not they’ve been admitted. It’s a process that just stinks. I’ve watched these kids grow up; they’re magnificent and I’m not saying that just because I’m madly in love with each one of them; I’m saying that…
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Musings on death and dying and life and living. The Little Book of Living and The Little Book of Dying coming, early 2023.

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