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, August 13, 2013

Coming in on the Breeze: Spirits


Journal entry 16

There have been moments recently when I felt that Evelyn was close. I’m not sure what to make of them. 

Part of me would like an apparition to appear, for Ev to show up and say what she wanted to say before she had to go, not having the chance because of how quickly she died. I’d prefer that she show up during the day because being awakened at night seems so jarring, with her standing at the foot of the bed all ghostly and white and probably with a strange expression.

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