Who I am.

I write about the landscape of grief, nature, and the wisdom of fools. The author of four books, my essays, poems, and reviews have been published in over 50 journals, including in the Huffington Post and Colorado Review. I’ve won the River Teeth Nonfiction Book Award, the Chautauqua and Literal Latte’s essay prizes, and my work has been nominated for four Pushcart Prizes and named a notable by Best American Essays. My account of hiking in Yosemite to deal with my wife’s death, Mountains of Light, was published by the University of Nebraska Press. http://www.markliebenow.com.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Grief is Disneyland



Every so often another way to describe the journey through grief pops up. I’m beginning to think that the metaphors for the dimensions of grief are endless.
Today’s thought is that grief is like a carnival ride, and I’m going to use the rides from Disneyland to illustrate my points because Evelyn loved the place. 

Grief starts out like the Space Mountain ride.


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