Loss

Ghost in the Sewing Machine

My breath snagged in my chest. What could possibly be moving under that fabric?

‘After’: a 9-minute documentary that tried to kill me

We don’t talk about grief properly. And it’s only when I turned the camera on that I started to understand why.

Saying Goodbye, at Age Two

Can grown-ups ever know what’s worrying that toddler brain?

How I Learned to Befriend My Grief

Trying to find her good side

Our World Might Be Getting Smaller But We Aren’t

On Watching My Mother Grow Older

I Lost a Daughter. She Lost Her Third Mom.

On Mother’s Day, I think of Katy, who I loved as my own. I…

Made by Hand

Home-made Barbie clothes, birthday cakes, paintings, and more infused with the love of my…

The Sticker That Kept Me Alive

How a discovery in my son’s closet became my lifeline

How I lost My Mother

It was May 8th, 2023. I called my sister for no special reason. She picked up the phone. She sounded panicky, on the verge of crying. In her half-breaking voice she half-asked and half-yelled at me that she’ll call me later. I pretended to keep my calm, said “sure” and hung up. I said…

And Then There Were 5

A love letter to my Friends and an ode to the one we lost