Tag Archives: Blogging



Dear Reader, I’m Dying: The Art Of Blogging Through Pain

When bloggers go through terminal illnesses, they take their readers along for the journey

We scroll through our daily news feeds expecting to find the same sticky-sweet formula. There’s a photo of your friend’s brunch. Your cousin got a new job. Someone on your friend’s list really loves cats. We eat these positive moments … Continue reading

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How Does Social Media Affect the Way We Grieve?

Facebook, twitter and blogs become accepted forums for death and grief

A recent New York Times article, “An Online Generation Redefines Mourning”, opens with the story of a twenty-something who requested a picture of his mother sent through text message. That way, he wouldn’t have to identify her remains in person. … Continue reading

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A Blog to Honor Barbara

This journalist created a blog to remember and honor his late wife

Eighty-one days after his wife lost a battle with cancer at 65, Houston journalist Mike Snyder wrote his first reflection on his experience of the loss at sagamorebridge, a blog that exists, the tagline states, for “honoring Barbara”. Barbara Karkabi … Continue reading

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Exploring Grief, Loss, Death and Dying

Bloggers exploring the end-of-life through poetry, art, and prose.

Exploring Death This anonymous blogger created the blog entitled SarSaparillameliSSa to explore her world through photography and the written word. “The Tree that Bleeds” is a poem dedicated to exploring death. Here’s an excerpt: Long sunset shadows chill his bones. … Continue reading

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