Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 6:16AM | by Otter I have Christian friends who insist that death is not an occasion for grief because nothing is lost in God. I have atheist friends who insist the same thing but for the opposite reason, because no form is substantial in nature.
My answer to both is of two syllables, beginning and ending with fricatives.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 4:03AM | by Otter The process of dying, and going through that process with somebody you love, changes you.
I mean apart from the thirty extra pounds it put on me because of the tightened schedule, the lack of free time, the strange eating habits, and the worry.
When death finally comes, it’s a bit of a relief.
Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 10:40AM | by Otter 
Some reflections on love, death, and dying at Christmas.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 11:08PM | by Otter There's something about grief that feels like somebody's been kicking me in the head all day.
Losing myself between sleep, Wodehouse, and Mark Heard.
Grief, Mark Heard, P.G. Wodehouse in Music, Suffering 
