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.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

After People Return Home



After the shock of death wears off, after the rush of funeral details ends, after tears have slowed, after the people who have brought food have returned home and condolence cards have stopped arriving, after you have accepted that this death happened and all the rituals of bereavement have been observed, there is the first day when there are no expectations and nothing that you have to do.

What do you do?

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