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.

Saturday, November 1, 2014

Halloween and Holy Days



As it’s observed today, Halloween doesn’t do much for me.

There is pressure to buy things, dress up in ghoulish costumes, eat lots of candy, and coo and ahh over neighborhood children that come to the door being cute. What I want is a quiet place where I can spend time in the presence of my dead.


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