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Tag: suicide
There is Bad News
I was in Target standing in the only checkout lane that was staffed. There was a delay in front of me. A mom with a three-year boy and a newborn was disputing a charge and so, knowing it would take some time to resolve,… Continue Reading “There is Bad News”
Book Mark
When my friends’ son died by suicide, I bought them a book. I can remember standing in a bookstore near the San Diego harbor, pulling book after book off the shelf, looking for just the right one that would speak to my friends’ terrible… Continue Reading “Book Mark”
Book Mark
When my friends’ son died by suicide, I bought them a book. I can remember standing in a bookstore near the San Diego harbor, pulling book after book off the shelf, looking for just the right one that would speak to my friends’ terrible… Continue Reading “Book Mark”
99 New: Slow Learner
I give you this boot. It’s a beautiful boot, especially after I shined it this afternoon, but it’s still a boot. The boot is here because I can’t sort out what I think about watching Anthony Bourdain on TV. He is the famous chef… Continue Reading “99 New: Slow Learner”
99 New: Fooled Us
In the last episodes, you can see it coming but only if you know how it turned out with Anthony Bourdain ending his unique, envied life by himself in a hotel room while the rest of the world thought he was on top of… Continue Reading “99 New: Fooled Us”
Deep Space
The world doesn’t need me to weigh in on suicide. But I will, if only to sort out my own thinking. I’ve been depressed but not clinically. I’ve never wanted to end my life. I cannot fathom feeling that suicide is the best option.… Continue Reading “Deep Space”
Late Lessons
I think you have to be careful about how bad you feel for someone else because it puts a burden on them that you probably don’t intend. I realized this long after I’d listened to a friend tell me about her daughter’s suicide. At… Continue Reading “Late Lessons”
Book Mark
When my friends’ son died by suicide, I bought them a book. I can remember standing in a bookstore near the San Diego harbor, pulling book after book off the shelf, looking for just the right one that would speak to my friends’ terrible… Continue Reading “Book Mark”
More on Suicide: No One is to Blame
Suicide seems to lead to blame. Self-blame. Blaming others. Why didn’t I…? What if he…? We often wish we could but we can’t control the decisions other people make. For better or worse.
Snow Door | wisconsinacademy.org
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Jan’s essay “At the Breakfast Bar” on WUWM Lake Effect
Jan’s essay “The Parish Hall,” on WUWM Lake Effect
“Fury Cannot Touch Me,” Modern Love, NYT, 9/29/11
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