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Grief

Melanie Reid

My husband’s death has revealed grief’s true face

These awful early days of mourning have forced me to rethink how I express anger, regret and pain

Thu 23 Apr 2026

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Melanie Reid
I park my wheelchair next to David’s armchair, lean on it, say hello darling… I can’t believe he’s gone

Sun 29 Mar 2026

I park my wheelchair next to David’s armchair, lean on it, say hello darling… I can’t believe he’s gone
Michael Rosen
My Eddie, a vision on a sleigh: a story of grief for Christmas

Sun 21 Dec 2025

My Eddie, a vision on a sleigh: a story of grief for Christmas
David Whitehouse
David Whitehouse on loss – and a vanishing woman

Sat 7 Jun 2025

David Whitehouse on loss – and a vanishing woman
Damian Barr
Diana and me: the writer who told Damian Barr to tell it as it was

Sun 25 May 2025

Diana and me: the writer who told Damian Barr to tell it as it was
Sarfraz Manzoor
Sarfraz Manzoor: ‘We tell stories so the dead might live again’

Sun 25 May 2025

Sarfraz Manzoor: ‘We tell stories so the dead might live again’
Olivia Ovenden
In Letters from Max, Sarah Ruhl celebrates friendship – and soup

Thu 22 May 2025

In Letters from Max, Sarah Ruhl celebrates friendship – and soup
Kyle Mac Neill
How a Japanese phone box changed the way we grieve

Sat 3 May 2025

How a Japanese phone box changed the way we grieve

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