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, April 2, 2013

Organ Donation


Journal Entry 2

The next evening family and friends return to the hospital from our homes around the Bay Area to say a final goodbye to Evelyn. Shortly after 9 p.m. the organ surgery is over. Ev is the only patient in the recovery room. One by one, family and close friends go over, say their words, and leave. It’s my turn.

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