When Phillip Roth talked about the death of his friend, Saul Bellow, he said “A great man has died. There…
“The word death is not pronounced in New York, in Paris, in London, because it burns the lips. The Mexican,…
Lynn Randolph, an artist in residence on the palliative care floor of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center…
Christina Tollman saw her grandmother, Margaret Hubl, carefully construct and stitch many quilts over the years. When Margaret died, the…
To hear a variety of perspectives on death, it’s worth watching Helen Whitney’s “Into the Night: Portraits of Life and…
I finally saw The Shape of Water last night (and the night before last). I rarely watch movies twice and I’ve…
In my coaching work around end of life issues, I find that people take great comfort in poetry. Sometimes in…
As an artist, I’m always interested in how great artists depict various aspects our lives. In this post, I will…
After binge watching The Crown on Netflix when I had the flu in January, I was interested in seeing something else…
Yesterday was Groundhog Day so I watched the classic movie Groundhog Day, which I hadn’t seen in years. The universal…