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Month: November 2015

A daughter’s story

November 25, 2015admin 2 Comments

In this, the third article in our series by guest authors on “How We Die”, Barbara Nutley Hunter recounts the death of her mother. She raises a question which Larry Librach and I discussed at length during his final illness,… Continue Reading →

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How Depressing

November 23, 2015admin

One of the issues that dominated my thinking as I was writing the book proposal* for Conversations On Dying was how to prevent it sounding completely depressing. Would it even be possible? I was keenly aware of publishers’ aversion to… Continue Reading →

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When Cancer Came

November 12, 2015admin 5 Comments

This is the second in our series of essays by guest authors, who have been generous enough to offer their own stories of dying and death. Phyllis’s palpable difficulty in coping with the increasing physical and mental demands of her… Continue Reading →

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Call for submissions

November 3, 2015admin 1 Comment

Genre: Creative non-fiction What: Short to medium length pieces (2,000 to 4,000 words approximately) on end-of-life experiences. We’re looking for a rich mix of stories: those that illustrate what it means to die a “good death” as well as those… Continue Reading →

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