An Epitaph for Rachel Pollack

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In our years of correspondence, Rachel and I discussed pretty much every topic under the sun, and a few from the other side of the sun as well. In one exchange, we discussed epitaphs. As I was doing a great deal of conference planning work at the time, I jokingly wrote that mine would be, […]

Rachel Pollack Is Nearing Her End

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I received this news as well. I’m devastated. Rachel has been a fixture—and a legend—in the literary world for most of my adult life, and I’m 60. More than that, she has been a dear friend for the last 15 years, and I really don’t know how to think of the world without her in […]

Photo Essay: Leaving and Waving Goodbye – Deanna Dikeman

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An unplanned project of photographer Deanna Dikeman, “Leaving and Waving Goodbye” is a collection of photos taken when leaving her parents’ home during visits over the course of 27 years. Dikeman writes: “These photographs are part of a larger body of work I call Relative Moments, which has chronicled the lives of my parents and […]

Shared Grief and Mourning: Queen Elizabeth II

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I spent more time than I realized on Friday night, watching the BBC livestream of Queen Elizabeth II’s lying-in-state. I´ve since spent more time watching on Saturday, and doubtless will revisit it until it ends on Monday morning (UK time). The BBC provides a detailed explanation of the protocols: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62878294 There are eight military guards […]

Poem: Forget Me Not —Ann Plato

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Forget Me Not —Ann Plato When in the morning’s misty hour, When the sun beams gently o’er each flower; When thou dost cease to smile benign, And think each heart responds with thine, When seeking rest among divine, Forget me not. When the last rays of twilight fall, And thou art pacing yonder hall; When […]

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