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, July 2, 2013

Under the Surface



Journal entry 11

On the Monday after Evelyn’s memorial service, my parents drag me out of the house and we go to San Francisco for lunch at Scoma’s on Fishermen’s Wharf. The day clears of morning fog and warms into the mid-70s. Ev first met them at this restaurant, so afraid that they wouldn’t like her, and she tried to dress just right and say the right things.

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