Mark Liebenow
@markliebenowwriter.bsky.social
Mark Liebenow writes about nature, cancer, grief and the wisdom of fools. The author of four books, he has had essays, poems, and critical reviews published in numerous literary journals. His work has been named a notable by Best American Essays. #cancer
MUSIC, CANCER, and CREATIVITY
Whether we have cancer, or someone we love develops it, its trauma changes how we see the world. It takes on darker shades, plays discordant music in minor keys, and threatens to make the world a sad and somber place.
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Whether we have cancer, or someone we love develops it, its trauma changes how we see the world. It takes on darker shades, plays discordant music in minor keys, and threatens to make the world a sad and somber place.
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Music, Cancer, and Creativity
Franz Liszt and grief
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February 8, 2026 at 1:13 PM
MUSIC, CANCER, and CREATIVITY
Whether we have cancer, or someone we love develops it, its trauma changes how we see the world. It takes on darker shades, plays discordant music in minor keys, and threatens to make the world a sad and somber place.
markliebenow.substack.com/p/music-canc...
Whether we have cancer, or someone we love develops it, its trauma changes how we see the world. It takes on darker shades, plays discordant music in minor keys, and threatens to make the world a sad and somber place.
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Continuing To Live While Dying
In her book, The Bright Hour, Nina Riggs talks to us as a friend, keeping us up to date with what’s going on in her life and with her triple negative breast cancer. She would say, even if you’re dying, don’t forget to live.
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In her book, The Bright Hour, Nina Riggs talks to us as a friend, keeping us up to date with what’s going on in her life and with her triple negative breast cancer. She would say, even if you’re dying, don’t forget to live.
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Continuing To Live While Dying
Nina Riggs, breast cancer
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February 1, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Continuing To Live While Dying
In her book, The Bright Hour, Nina Riggs talks to us as a friend, keeping us up to date with what’s going on in her life and with her triple negative breast cancer. She would say, even if you’re dying, don’t forget to live.
markliebenow.substack.com/p/continuing...
In her book, The Bright Hour, Nina Riggs talks to us as a friend, keeping us up to date with what’s going on in her life and with her triple negative breast cancer. She would say, even if you’re dying, don’t forget to live.
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AFTER WRITING ABOUT CANCER, THEN WHAT?
What do cancer patients who have written about their experiences write about after their cancer is gone? Many write one book and they’re done. Unfortunately, some are only able to write one book before they die.
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What do cancer patients who have written about their experiences write about after their cancer is gone? Many write one book and they’re done. Unfortunately, some are only able to write one book before they die.
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After Writing About Cancer, Then What?
Cancer books and their authors
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January 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM
AFTER WRITING ABOUT CANCER, THEN WHAT?
What do cancer patients who have written about their experiences write about after their cancer is gone? Many write one book and they’re done. Unfortunately, some are only able to write one book before they die.
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What do cancer patients who have written about their experiences write about after their cancer is gone? Many write one book and they’re done. Unfortunately, some are only able to write one book before they die.
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Not the End
Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with EGFR lung cancer. First line chemo worked for a time, and he resumed his work as a skilled brain surgeon until the cancer began growing again. No treatment existed a decade ago that could stop it.
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Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with EGFR lung cancer. First line chemo worked for a time, and he resumed his work as a skilled brain surgeon until the cancer began growing again. No treatment existed a decade ago that could stop it.
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Not the End
Paul Kalanithi, lung cancer
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January 18, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Not the End
Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with EGFR lung cancer. First line chemo worked for a time, and he resumed his work as a skilled brain surgeon until the cancer began growing again. No treatment existed a decade ago that could stop it.
markliebenow.substack.com/p/not-the-end
Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with EGFR lung cancer. First line chemo worked for a time, and he resumed his work as a skilled brain surgeon until the cancer began growing again. No treatment existed a decade ago that could stop it.
markliebenow.substack.com/p/not-the-end
Waiting
A essay of mine was published this month in Blood and Thunder, a journal out of the Univ. of Oklahoma College of Medicine. Titled “Waiting,” it describes sitting in the waiting room of a cancer center for the first time. My essay's on journal page 75.
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A essay of mine was published this month in Blood and Thunder, a journal out of the Univ. of Oklahoma College of Medicine. Titled “Waiting,” it describes sitting in the waiting room of a cancer center for the first time. My essay's on journal page 75.
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Blood and Thunder: Musings on the Art of Medicine
The Revival Issue
Winter 2026
Blood and Thunder is a medically themed arts journal published by the students of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. Each year, hundreds of submissions are
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January 12, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Waiting
A essay of mine was published this month in Blood and Thunder, a journal out of the Univ. of Oklahoma College of Medicine. Titled “Waiting,” it describes sitting in the waiting room of a cancer center for the first time. My essay's on journal page 75.
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A essay of mine was published this month in Blood and Thunder, a journal out of the Univ. of Oklahoma College of Medicine. Titled “Waiting,” it describes sitting in the waiting room of a cancer center for the first time. My essay's on journal page 75.
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Broken Like Pottery
Under the pressure of having cancer, we can fracture like pottery and no longer feel like we’re able to hold ourselves together.
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Under the pressure of having cancer, we can fracture like pottery and no longer feel like we’re able to hold ourselves together.
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Broken Like Pottery
When we have cancer, we want to return to something resembling a normal life.
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January 11, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Broken Like Pottery
Under the pressure of having cancer, we can fracture like pottery and no longer feel like we’re able to hold ourselves together.
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Under the pressure of having cancer, we can fracture like pottery and no longer feel like we’re able to hold ourselves together.
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NEVER GIVE UP
Sylvia McNair talked about her aggressive breast cancer and what enabled her to get through the chemotherapy, radiation, mastectomy. Her smile was proof that the trauma and challenge of cancer could be overcome.
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Sylvia McNair talked about her aggressive breast cancer and what enabled her to get through the chemotherapy, radiation, mastectomy. Her smile was proof that the trauma and challenge of cancer could be overcome.
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Never Give Up
Sylvia McNair, breast cancer
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January 4, 2026 at 12:42 PM
NEVER GIVE UP
Sylvia McNair talked about her aggressive breast cancer and what enabled her to get through the chemotherapy, radiation, mastectomy. Her smile was proof that the trauma and challenge of cancer could be overcome.
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Sylvia McNair talked about her aggressive breast cancer and what enabled her to get through the chemotherapy, radiation, mastectomy. Her smile was proof that the trauma and challenge of cancer could be overcome.
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The Woods at Dusk
It’s dusk in late December and the woods are quiet. I stand on my backyard deck lost in the mystery of nature. When I pause and look into the darkness with more curiosity than fear, I remember that life is not a race but a dialogue.
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It’s dusk in late December and the woods are quiet. I stand on my backyard deck lost in the mystery of nature. When I pause and look into the darkness with more curiosity than fear, I remember that life is not a race but a dialogue.
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The Woods at Dusk
New Year
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December 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The Woods at Dusk
It’s dusk in late December and the woods are quiet. I stand on my backyard deck lost in the mystery of nature. When I pause and look into the darkness with more curiosity than fear, I remember that life is not a race but a dialogue.
markliebenow.substack.com/p/the-woods-...
It’s dusk in late December and the woods are quiet. I stand on my backyard deck lost in the mystery of nature. When I pause and look into the darkness with more curiosity than fear, I remember that life is not a race but a dialogue.
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Do As Well As You Can
Barry Lopez died of prostate cancer on December 25, 2020. He didn’t share many details about it. I think he regarded his cancer as a private matter and felt there were more important topics to write about. I wish he had said more. markliebenow.substack.com/p/do-as-well...
Barry Lopez died of prostate cancer on December 25, 2020. He didn’t share many details about it. I think he regarded his cancer as a private matter and felt there were more important topics to write about. I wish he had said more. markliebenow.substack.com/p/do-as-well...
Do As Well As You Can
Barry Lopez, prostate cancer
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December 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Do As Well As You Can
Barry Lopez died of prostate cancer on December 25, 2020. He didn’t share many details about it. I think he regarded his cancer as a private matter and felt there were more important topics to write about. I wish he had said more. markliebenow.substack.com/p/do-as-well...
Barry Lopez died of prostate cancer on December 25, 2020. He didn’t share many details about it. I think he regarded his cancer as a private matter and felt there were more important topics to write about. I wish he had said more. markliebenow.substack.com/p/do-as-well...
Feeling Joy When Feeling Blue
The Worth of Mirth
It can be really hard to feel joy during the winter holidays when you have cancer or any serious medical problem. If we try, we can feel smatterings of happiness and moments of mirth.
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The Worth of Mirth
It can be really hard to feel joy during the winter holidays when you have cancer or any serious medical problem. If we try, we can feel smatterings of happiness and moments of mirth.
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Feeling Joy When Feeling Blue
The Worth of Mirth
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December 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Feeling Joy When Feeling Blue
The Worth of Mirth
It can be really hard to feel joy during the winter holidays when you have cancer or any serious medical problem. If we try, we can feel smatterings of happiness and moments of mirth.
markliebenow.substack.com/p/feeling-jo...
The Worth of Mirth
It can be really hard to feel joy during the winter holidays when you have cancer or any serious medical problem. If we try, we can feel smatterings of happiness and moments of mirth.
markliebenow.substack.com/p/feeling-jo...
THE REOCCURRENCE OF FEAR
It’s been a rough week. A number of things happened that reawakened fears I’d set behind me, ones that commonly wake cancer patients up in the middle of the night. The nagging What Ifs that doctors don’t, or won’t, explain.
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It’s been a rough week. A number of things happened that reawakened fears I’d set behind me, ones that commonly wake cancer patients up in the middle of the night. The nagging What Ifs that doctors don’t, or won’t, explain.
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The Reoccurrence of Fear
It’s been a rough week.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
THE REOCCURRENCE OF FEAR
It’s been a rough week. A number of things happened that reawakened fears I’d set behind me, ones that commonly wake cancer patients up in the middle of the night. The nagging What Ifs that doctors don’t, or won’t, explain.
markliebenow.substack.com/p/the-reoccu...
It’s been a rough week. A number of things happened that reawakened fears I’d set behind me, ones that commonly wake cancer patients up in the middle of the night. The nagging What Ifs that doctors don’t, or won’t, explain.
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THE FIRST DAY
Suleika Jaouad describes how draining it was to deal with cancer every day for four years as she went through multiple rounds of chemo, radiation therapy, and a bone marrow transplant. She chose to live every day as if it were her first.
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Suleika Jaouad describes how draining it was to deal with cancer every day for four years as she went through multiple rounds of chemo, radiation therapy, and a bone marrow transplant. She chose to live every day as if it were her first.
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The First Day
Suleika Jaouad
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December 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
THE FIRST DAY
Suleika Jaouad describes how draining it was to deal with cancer every day for four years as she went through multiple rounds of chemo, radiation therapy, and a bone marrow transplant. She chose to live every day as if it were her first.
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Suleika Jaouad describes how draining it was to deal with cancer every day for four years as she went through multiple rounds of chemo, radiation therapy, and a bone marrow transplant. She chose to live every day as if it were her first.
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We Don’t Beat Cancer, We Endure
How we talk about cancer is important because language helps us understand the reality of what is going on, or it hides the truth. Is it battle or a relationship?
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How we talk about cancer is important because language helps us understand the reality of what is going on, or it hides the truth. Is it battle or a relationship?
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We Don't Beat Cancer, We Endure
Getting the language right.
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November 30, 2025 at 12:42 PM
We Don’t Beat Cancer, We Endure
How we talk about cancer is important because language helps us understand the reality of what is going on, or it hides the truth. Is it battle or a relationship?
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How we talk about cancer is important because language helps us understand the reality of what is going on, or it hides the truth. Is it battle or a relationship?
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COOKING FOR CANCER
Although we may not be able to stop the cancer of someone we love, we can make the journey a little less painful. We can listen to the stillness between our fears and hopes, and do what we can to take care of those who need assistance.
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Although we may not be able to stop the cancer of someone we love, we can make the journey a little less painful. We can listen to the stillness between our fears and hopes, and do what we can to take care of those who need assistance.
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Cooking For Cancer
Karen Babine, All the Wild Hungers
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November 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
COOKING FOR CANCER
Although we may not be able to stop the cancer of someone we love, we can make the journey a little less painful. We can listen to the stillness between our fears and hopes, and do what we can to take care of those who need assistance.
markliebenow.substack.com/p/cooking-fo...
Although we may not be able to stop the cancer of someone we love, we can make the journey a little less painful. We can listen to the stillness between our fears and hopes, and do what we can to take care of those who need assistance.
markliebenow.substack.com/p/cooking-fo...
Fear of Possibilities
Words are no help right after someone receives the news that they have cancer. What she needed was someone to sit beside her for a time as the cold shadows of her fears drew near. #Hodgkin’slymphoma #Cancer #Fear #Chemotherapy
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Words are no help right after someone receives the news that they have cancer. What she needed was someone to sit beside her for a time as the cold shadows of her fears drew near. #Hodgkin’slymphoma #Cancer #Fear #Chemotherapy
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Fear of Possibilities
Trying to remain calm when facing the unknown.
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November 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Fear of Possibilities
Words are no help right after someone receives the news that they have cancer. What she needed was someone to sit beside her for a time as the cold shadows of her fears drew near. #Hodgkin’slymphoma #Cancer #Fear #Chemotherapy
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Words are no help right after someone receives the news that they have cancer. What she needed was someone to sit beside her for a time as the cold shadows of her fears drew near. #Hodgkin’slymphoma #Cancer #Fear #Chemotherapy
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It Sits Between
At age 48, Mark Shanahan found his PSA was rising. With a family history of prostate cancer, he opted for surgery, then added in radiation and hormone therapy to be sure his cancer was gone. #prostatecancer #TheBostonGlobe
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At age 48, Mark Shanahan found his PSA was rising. With a family history of prostate cancer, he opted for surgery, then added in radiation and hormone therapy to be sure his cancer was gone. #prostatecancer #TheBostonGlobe
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It Sits Between a Man's Bladder and His Old Feather
Mark Shanahan, Mr. 80 Percent video series, 2025
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November 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
It Sits Between
At age 48, Mark Shanahan found his PSA was rising. With a family history of prostate cancer, he opted for surgery, then added in radiation and hormone therapy to be sure his cancer was gone. #prostatecancer #TheBostonGlobe
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At age 48, Mark Shanahan found his PSA was rising. With a family history of prostate cancer, he opted for surgery, then added in radiation and hormone therapy to be sure his cancer was gone. #prostatecancer #TheBostonGlobe
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Hope definitely doesn’t have FEATHERS, all fluttery and light, although it might if a circus clown like Emmett Kelly is trying to sweep up a spotlight with a feather.
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Hope Is
Hope is the thing with … barbed wire.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Hope definitely doesn’t have FEATHERS, all fluttery and light, although it might if a circus clown like Emmett Kelly is trying to sweep up a spotlight with a feather.
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Reading the poetry of Andrea Gibson is like coming out of a thick, brambled forest and seeing the beauty of the mountains rising all around you.
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A Lifespan of Width
Andrea Gibson, You Better Be Lightning, 2021
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October 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Reading the poetry of Andrea Gibson is like coming out of a thick, brambled forest and seeing the beauty of the mountains rising all around you.
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The first thing that everyone thinks when the doctor says they have cancer is that they are going to die. My free post on Substack.
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Maybe Dying, Maybe Not
Cancer Writers
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October 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The first thing that everyone thinks when the doctor says they have cancer is that they are going to die. My free post on Substack.
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Troglodytes of Whimsy and Mercy open.substack.com/pub/marklieb... This week's post is on Brian Doyle, a creative and compassionate writer who died a few years ago from brain cancer. This is my new Substack account, so please consider subscribing for FREE!
Troglodytes of Whimsy and Mercy
Brian Doyle
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October 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Troglodytes of Whimsy and Mercy open.substack.com/pub/marklieb... This week's post is on Brian Doyle, a creative and compassionate writer who died a few years ago from brain cancer. This is my new Substack account, so please consider subscribing for FREE!
Talking to the Trees
When a friend received bad news about her cancer, I thought, “I’ll talk to the trees.” Bear with me. I used to light candles and pray for those who needed support. But talking to the trees seemed to be the right thing to do here.
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When a friend received bad news about her cancer, I thought, “I’ll talk to the trees.” Bear with me. I used to light candles and pray for those who needed support. But talking to the trees seemed to be the right thing to do here.
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Talking to the Trees
When a friend received bad news about her cancer, I thought, “I’ll talk to the trees.” Bear with me for a moment. I used to light candles,...
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September 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Talking to the Trees
When a friend received bad news about her cancer, I thought, “I’ll talk to the trees.” Bear with me. I used to light candles and pray for those who needed support. But talking to the trees seemed to be the right thing to do here.
markliebenow.blogspot.com/2025/09/talk...
When a friend received bad news about her cancer, I thought, “I’ll talk to the trees.” Bear with me. I used to light candles and pray for those who needed support. But talking to the trees seemed to be the right thing to do here.
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John Donne and Cancer
In 1993, Margaret Edson wrote a play called Wit that talks about the experience of having cancer and going through chemotherapy. She finds refuge in the Holy Sonnets of John Donne.
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In 1993, Margaret Edson wrote a play called Wit that talks about the experience of having cancer and going through chemotherapy. She finds refuge in the Holy Sonnets of John Donne.
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John Donne and Cancer
In 1993, Margaret Edson wrote a play called Wit that talks about the experience of having cancer and going through chemotherapy. In the ea...
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August 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
John Donne and Cancer
In 1993, Margaret Edson wrote a play called Wit that talks about the experience of having cancer and going through chemotherapy. She finds refuge in the Holy Sonnets of John Donne.
markliebenow.blogspot.com/2025/08/john...
In 1993, Margaret Edson wrote a play called Wit that talks about the experience of having cancer and going through chemotherapy. She finds refuge in the Holy Sonnets of John Donne.
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The Thin Spaces Between
Renée Sgroi weaves grief into nature in her elegant and evocative book of poetry In a Tension of Leaves and Binding (Guernica Editions, Toronto, 2024). Sgroi finds parallel stories of wanting, loneliness, loss.
This is my review.
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Renée Sgroi weaves grief into nature in her elegant and evocative book of poetry In a Tension of Leaves and Binding (Guernica Editions, Toronto, 2024). Sgroi finds parallel stories of wanting, loneliness, loss.
This is my review.
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The Spaces Between Knowing and Understanding
review of Renée M. Sgroi, In a Tension of Leaves and Binding , Guernica Editions, Toronto, 2024 Connecting grief with nature resonates wit...
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July 29, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The Thin Spaces Between
Renée Sgroi weaves grief into nature in her elegant and evocative book of poetry In a Tension of Leaves and Binding (Guernica Editions, Toronto, 2024). Sgroi finds parallel stories of wanting, loneliness, loss.
This is my review.
widowersgrief.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...
Renée Sgroi weaves grief into nature in her elegant and evocative book of poetry In a Tension of Leaves and Binding (Guernica Editions, Toronto, 2024). Sgroi finds parallel stories of wanting, loneliness, loss.
This is my review.
widowersgrief.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...
My essay “After Cancer Treatment, a Restorative Touch,” on the healing power of therapeutic massage for cancer patients, is published in the new issue of the American Journal of Nursing. This therapy is invaluable.
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#therapeuticmassage @ajnonline.bsky.social
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#therapeuticmassage @ajnonline.bsky.social
The Healing of Therapeutic Massage
I’m delighted that my short essay “After Cancer Treatment, a Restorative Touch,” on the healing power of therapeutic massage for cancer pa...
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June 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
My essay “After Cancer Treatment, a Restorative Touch,” on the healing power of therapeutic massage for cancer patients, is published in the new issue of the American Journal of Nursing. This therapy is invaluable.
markliebenow.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-...
#therapeuticmassage @ajnonline.bsky.social
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#therapeuticmassage @ajnonline.bsky.social
BIRDS AND GRIEVING
If you went into nature to get away from all the sorrow at home, you found that you felt accepted there with all of your brokenness. In her chapbook Birdology, Carolyne Van Der Meer explores how birds helped her make this connection.
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If you went into nature to get away from all the sorrow at home, you found that you felt accepted there with all of your brokenness. In her chapbook Birdology, Carolyne Van Der Meer explores how birds helped her make this connection.
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Birds and Grief
Review - Birdology , by Carolyne Van Der Meer Carolyne Van Der Meer guides us into paying attention to what is going on in the outdoors, e...
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June 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
BIRDS AND GRIEVING
If you went into nature to get away from all the sorrow at home, you found that you felt accepted there with all of your brokenness. In her chapbook Birdology, Carolyne Van Der Meer explores how birds helped her make this connection.
widowersgrief.blogspot.com/2025/06/bird...
If you went into nature to get away from all the sorrow at home, you found that you felt accepted there with all of your brokenness. In her chapbook Birdology, Carolyne Van Der Meer explores how birds helped her make this connection.
widowersgrief.blogspot.com/2025/06/bird...