Author Archives: Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

“Sorrow’s Uses” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Ella Wheeler Wilcox shows us the role of affliction
Posted on December 26, 2011 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

As we approach the end of the year and look forward to ringing in 2012, I thought I’d choose a poem about reflection and deference to all aspects of life—including death. The poem I’ve selected is “Sorrow’s Uses,” by Ella … Continue reading →

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“You’re worth more dead than alive!”

Mr. Potter to George Bailey, It's a Wonderful Life
Posted on December 23, 2011 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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“Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home!”

-Charles Dickens
Posted on December 20, 2011 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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How to Deal with the Loss of a Child? An Interview with Henry Allen

The co-founder of the Brain Candy Project discusses his work and offers his advice
Posted on December 17, 2011 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Henry Allen co-founded The Brain Candy Project along with his son Cameron, who was diagnosed with brain cancer at age 11. The Brain Candy Project is a nonprofit organization that helps support parents and guardians of children suffering from critical … Continue reading →

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“If even dying is to be made a social function, then, please, grant me the favor of sneaking out on tiptoe without disturbing the party.”

-Dag Hammarskjold
Posted on December 13, 2011 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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“Nature” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow puts an interesting spin on the personification of death
Posted on December 12, 2011 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

You’ve no doubt caught on to the pun of my column’s title, “The Next Chapter”; how my posts are about literature, thus “chapters,” and also how death is a kind of “next stage” in life. This idea of death as … Continue reading →

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