Stricken: The 5,000 Stages of Grief
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Grief cannot be gotten around; it must be gotten through.
Grief, by its very nature, is overwhelming. And, many people accept that there are established stages of grief: anger, denial, bargaining, and acceptance. Sometimes the grief stricken will attempt to plod through these stages with a sense of determination, hoping for a feeling of control during a time that feels totally out of control. Unfortunately, the stages are not linear, nor are they predictable. Grief cannot be rushed. Grief takes its own leisurely and excruciating time. It cannot be gotten around; it must be gotten through.
In Stricken: The 5,000 Stages of Grief, award-winning authors Spike Gillespie and Katherine Tanney present a series of essays written by those who have been devastated by grief and have found a way through to the other side. From the loss of a loved one to death, to divorce, job loss, and even unexpected sources of grief, Gillespie and other essayists describe their initial feelings of helplessness, their attempts to push through the stages of grief, and the things that gave them comfort and solace along the way.
Spike Gillespie is a journalist, author, blogger, knitter, and wedding officiant in Austin, TX. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times, National Geographic Traveler, GQ, Playboy, and many other publications. Online her work has been published lots of places, too. Her blog resides at: www.spikeg.com. Her books include All the Wrong Men and One Perfect Boy, Surrender: But Don’t Give Yourself Away, Pissed Off: On Women and Anger, and Quilty as Charged. She shares her life with her son Henry, her partner Ori, and four out of control dogs.
Katherine Tanney’s novel, Carousel of Progress, was named Best First Novel by the Texas Institute of Letters in 2002. She has written several essays about love, loss, and living with dogs for “Modern Love,” in the New York Times, and her nonfiction recently appeared in Dirty Words: A Literary Encyclopedia of Sex. She writes the column, “Please Don’t Feed The Writers,” for the Austin American-Statesman, is a freelance journalist and blogger, and was featured in the book, Conversations With Texas Writers. In Austin, she has written for the stage and is a part time radio announcer at Classical 89.5 KMFA.
Praise for Stricken: The 5,000 Stages of Grief:
“The final essay in Stricken gives advice on what to say to someone who has lost a loved one. The best advice, though, might be to simply give them a copy of this exquisite collection. There could be no finer companions in grief than the two dozen writers who offer their own experiences in essays that are luminously insightful, devastatingly understated, idiosyncratically sublime, and fierce and funny in their honesty.”
- Sarah Bird, Texas Monthly columnist and author of How Perfect Is That
“From an array of diverse authors comes an essay collection with power and weight: Stricken is both heartbreaking and hopeful. Delving into personal stories of sadness and renewal, I came away from this collection changed. Stricken is a book that makes you feel less alone in the world.”
- Amanda Eyre Ward, author of Forgive Me and How to Be Lost
“These beautifully crafted essays offer a heartrending, revealing, and sometimes even hilarious glimpse into dying, death, and getting on with our lives.”
- Victoria Zackheim, author of The Bone Weaver, editor of The Other Woman and For Keeps
“Stricken is a remarkable anthology filled with writing that pierces your heart with its honesty and courage. These essays filled with hard earned wisdom are not only inspiring, but also page turners.”
-Barbara Abercrombie, author of Courage & Craft and Writing Out the Storm, writing instructor at UCLA Extension
“These essays grip our hearts and remind us that death often does its most painful work on the living. For anyone who has ever suffered through loss and was brave enough to find the miracles in it. Perfect material for crying in public.”
- Pamela Ribon, television writer for Samantha Who?, author of Why Moms Are Weird
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