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, September 3, 2013

Solitude or Loneliness?




Journal entry 19

Am I a widower or a bachelor?

A widower because I have a pocket stuffed with tissues, but there’s no sense of nobility or strength in being such, regardless of what people tell me. I’m simply relieved to function well enough to get through the day.

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