Issue at a Glance
Vol. 43 No. 1 — Summer 2023
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Table of Contents for the Art of Losing issue.
Letter from the Editor
“The Art of Losing” by Rachel Rueckert
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This issue offers a mosaic of truth as the writers and artists wrestle with the “art of losing.”
Essay
“Lost Things” by Lisa Van Orman Hadley
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Do we only lose things if we realize they are missing? The meanings of all these things are sometimes lost on us.
Essay
“Moving On” by Cherie Taylor Pedersen
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Besides, they were just things, right? I didn’t need his clothing to keep alive my memories.
Poetry
“Cooking For One” by Fiona Philips
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Aloneness is tangible.
It shrugs right up against you
And presses against your skin.
It smells cold and aches.
Heat up the oven.
Stir your sweet sauces.
Put on your...
Essay
“Gift Redemption” by Louise Hammel
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I can recount thirty years of disappointing gifts from my husband — he simply had no clue. There was the electric can opener for...
Essay
“Honest Surrender” by Emily Sorensen
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For as long as I can remember, I have felt a certain kind of loneliness, an emptiness that I couldn’t put my finger on...
Essay
“Living with Ambiguous Loss” by Allison Pingree
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From a workshop at the Exponent II Retreat in Fall 2022.
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My Journey with Ambiguous Loss
Death has been on my mind for decades:...