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, October 29, 2015

Contacting the Spirits

Halloween, Part Two.

Our Halloween festivities began thousands of years ago with people trying to ward off wandering, malevolent spirits. People were afraid of Death because it took family and friends they loved away for no apparent reason. While modern medicine has removed some of those reasons, people still die unexpectedly, and too many die young.

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