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, March 3, 2011

Photographs Are Not Neutral




In the first weeks after Evelyn’s death, I did not want to look at any photographs of her.  

Images of her were already running nonstop through my head, and I did not want any reminders that I was grieving, in the rare moments that I could break free. All of our photos were of happy times when Ev was smiling. 


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