How tragic, for life to suddenly lack all meaning! As a surviving spouse, I’d lost the husband and best friend with whom I could share things. Wasn’t my grief bad enough? Now everything I did left me feeling empty, to…
My Next Book – Speed Bumps
I began writing my next book, Speed Bumps – And Other Impediments to Life in the Fast Lane (Don’t you just love the title?!), long before I had any reason to write To Sam, With Love – A Surviving Spouse’s…
Covid Restrictions Complicated My Grief
Covid restrictions really messed with my “grief equilibrium.” I’d been doing so well after my husband Sam died! When Covid mandates and “lockdowns” reared their ugly heads, I quickly devised “grief plan” B, which proved only partially successful. Still, things…
A Longer View from Three-and-a-Half Years Hence
These days, as a surviving spouse I seldom feel sad when remembering Sam. I no longer stress over how fleeting the memories are, as they’ve pretty much all returned. I remember our vacations, the dishes he cooked, the happy times…
Commentary on the Book So Far
Well, as yet there are no online reviews of To Sam, With Love. It’s too early. The book just became available. But I’ve received one opinion of particular interest, from an acquaintance in California who lost her spouse just two…
I’m a Published Author!
So, what’s it like to be the first-time author of a full-length book? Just as everything that happened after my husband Sam died was so unexpected, the same is true of having completed and published To Sam, With Love.
