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, October 28, 2014

Alone or Lonely: Who Do You Love?


After the death of a spouse, especially if there were just the two of you at home, the absence of the other person is keenly felt. Half of our life feels gone. Which it is.

Suddenly there is no one else in the house to talk to, to cook for, no one to toss ideas around about what to do this weekend.


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