Not a poem, really. More like a stream of consciousness… He was alive on Mother’s Day. Did he already know? Was a plan in motion?
Category: suicide
Things To Do In Jail
Two years before my son died, he spent a little over three months in jail, first awaiting extradition from Chicago back to California, and then
From A Former Worry Warrior
I WORRIED I worried a lot. Will the garden grow, will the rivers flow in the right direction, will the earth turn as it was
The Church Gets It Wrong
A Washington Post article published on December 15, entitled, “Parents Horrified After Priest Used Teen’s Funeral to Condemn Suicide,” caught my eye. Anything with the
The Blame Game
I have recently learned of another mother, someone I don’t even know, who is putting herself through the hell of self-blame and guilt as the
What To Do When A Friend Says, “I Want To Kill Myself”
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. For those of us who have lost a loved one to suicide, this is a bittersweet day. Bitter because
There Goes Another One
Like so many, I was saddened to tears to learn of Robin Williams’ “apparent” suicide. This comic and dramatic genius is now forever lost to
