In the latest episode on Living the Writing Life, I share my Author's Notes from Transforming Tessa, Midlife Moxie Novel 4, as well as my thoughts on grief, loss, life changes and transitions.
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#grief #loss #widowhood

Check out my new video about Transforming Tessa: my Author’s Notes from the book and my thoughts on life, loss and moving forward.

Watch it here, on YouTube or on my Substack!

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#grief #loss #startingover #widowhood

“We don’t mix with those married women”: Widowhood as an emergent gender for development projects in urban Papua New Guinea Life histories of research participants on applied development projects can bring into view unanticipated social forms. This is particularly true for the way such projects frame gender. We document...

Check out Melissa Demian and Zuabe Tinning's "'We don’t mix with those married women': #Widowhood as an emergent gender for development projects in urban #PapuaNewGuinea" in #HumanOrganization at doi.org/10.1080/0018... #SfAA

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Transforming Tessa—A Midlife Moxie novel | Nancy Christie eBook Available Now! Paperback Release Date: 5/3/26—Preorder Available! Newly widowed at 65, Tessa struggles with grief and loneliness. Will she be able to build a new future for herself? For newly wi...

Buy the eBook or preorder the paperback from your favorite retailer. Learn more about the book here: www.nancychristie.com/midlife-moxi... #MidlifeMoxieNovel #womensfiction #grief #loss #startingover #widowhood

Weeping Widow, Watercolor & Ink, -Summer Renee Mattila #art #watercolor #widowhood #brokenheart #grief #dryad #beautifulpainting

Tired of your commute? Join Amelia and her gondolaful of friends on a sometimes sad, sometimes joyful journey of self-discovery among Venetian canals#ContemporaryFiction #Widowhood #Daughters #hope #Italy #AustraliansAbroad Finalist #WishingShelfAwards

New Medieval Books: Widow City - Medievalists.net In late medieval Italy, women often outlived their husbands. This book examines writings from the period to explore the different ways widows mourned their spouses and how they chose to carry on with…

New Medieval Books: Widow City: Gender, Emotion, and Community in the Italian Renaissance, by @annawainwright.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2026/03/new-... #historybooks #widowhood #medievalwomen

I worry that when all the post-death work -sorting, notifications, paperwork, having a memorial service here around the end of March or early April- is done, that's when Hilde's absence will really hit hard. Building a new life without her will be... terrifying.

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#widower #widowhood

Day 4 without Hilde. Yard & garden this morning, then 2:00 writers group meeting at library.

Caregiving for Hilde the last year meant no time to write much or critique other members' work, or much social life at all. Missed the monthly workshops. We'll see how I cope.

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#widower #widowhood

It’s never too late to write - The Jewish Standard Author publishes book about widowhood at 81

❓What do you do when your world changes? You write a book! 📚 Meet Jacqueline Sideman Guttman, a #musician, #music ed. & #arts admin., who wrote a powerful memoir: #Widowhood and Other Altered States. 💛

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Achieving Wholeness After Loss - my latest blog is posted on the Hope for Widows website. hopeforwidows.org/2026/02/achi... #grief #widowhood #widowjourney

Over five years since her death and I am still lost #widowhood

#birthday #missingyou #widowhood

People Who’ve Lost A Spouse Say These Moments Feel The Loneliest In their own words, women speak about the hardest times after the death of their husband.

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“She became the sole #parent of two young #children, worked as a classroom teacher, and had to keep up the house and manage the finances — all while #grieving.”: buff.ly/qIceDXO

from @huffpost.com
#marriage #grief #loss #parenting

Text of a quote from Sara Rian that says, "Your grief is supposed to exist loudly. All of this is supposed to take up space. Their existence, their story, their memory, your love, your ache, your survival... don't try to shove it into a dresser drawer or hide it in a shoe box on the closet shelf. How could we ask it to be that small? Make room for it, as uncomfortable as it is. If anyone asks you to pack it down or put it away, let them know that they can walk around it or they can walk away. No more trying to shrink it. No more pretending you could."

#grief #bereft #widowhood

Load-Bearing Walls pays homage to the people and places in life that support us, for better or worse. #poetry #loveandloss #widowhood #aging #strong #senior Wwomen

allthereis on Instagram: "Singer and writer Patti Smith talks with Anderson Cooper about how grief doesn’t go away and why she thinks it’s important to feel …" Singer and writer Patti Smith talks with Anderson Cooper about how grief doesn’t go away and why she thinks it’s important to feel the “full spectrum” of emotions loss can bring. Watch more and join the conversation at cnn.com/allthereis

“The half-life of grief is endless”

#grief #widowhood #bereft

My birthday today. I’m now the same age he was when he died. I was always younger than him. Now I’m not. Nothing makes sense. #grief #widowhood

Julian died at the end of 2023. When 31 Dec came, everyone was celebrating the new year. But, I did not want that year to end because it was the last year he lived in.

Now each new year is one year further from his life and I hate it.

#bereft #widowhood #grief #newyear

I particularly love hearing how other widows connect to Lizzie’s messy grief journey. ❤️ #widows #widowhood #grief #writers #books

Antique hallway bench with coat hooks and a mirror

Dremmel kit with flexible shaft for detail and fine work. Had been in the barn for five years covered in sawdust and dirt. Now clean, organized and ready to be put to work.

Off to a good new year!
Just before the holidays the hinge broke on a hall bench.
As dinner cooked I enlisted my friend’s help to repair the hinge. We rejuvenated the bench finish and tightened the coat hooks. Then we cleaned up my late husband’s Dremmel and he taught me how to use it. #widowhood

I wish everyone a Gentle New Year, as I know that for many it won’t be happy (or will struggle to be).

Therefore, I hope the new year is as gentle as it can be for all of you, and that it brings you some level of happiness and comfort even amongst the grief.

#grief #bereft #widowhood #newyear

Image with text that says, “Grieving people don’t need to be distracted from their pain. They need to be with those who aren’t afraid of it.”

This. So much this…

#grief #bereft #widowhood

Carry On, Zoro - nickymohann - One Piece (Anime & Manga) [Archive of Our Own] An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Zoro is trying to cope with the fact that Sanji is gone, but the house still feels like he has never left.

Day 26: Nostalgia

#31imperfectdays #nostalgia #establishedrelationship #widowhood #grief #mourning #memories #loveafterdeath #lossofalovedone #bittersweet

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