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Anne Pinkerton
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Author of “Were You Close? a sister’s quest to know the brother she lost”

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"Were You Close?" invites readers to reconsider the cultural norms surrounding grief and find strength in integrating loss into the fabric of life. #BookJourney #LossAndLove
March 11, 2024 at 11:44 AM
I’m so honored to be presenting this masterclass with @onionriverworkshop a week from today! www.onionriverpress.com/workshops-ca...
Writing Through Loss and Grief — Onion River Press
Loss happens to everyone at some point—whether it’s through death, illness, breakups, estrangement, miscarriage, or more. Writing through the experience of grief can offer clarity and consolation to...
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February 10, 2024 at 3:04 PM
When the holidays are approaching and festivities are being planned, for families who have lost a member — which is a lot of us — we often think of the empty seat. Where a beloved person once joined in, a place is now vacant.
The Empty Seat at the Holiday Table
When the holidays are approaching and festivities are being planned, for families who have lost a member — which is a lot of us — we often think of the empty seat. Where a beloved person once join...
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December 23, 2023 at 3:47 PM
Though 80 percent of Americans have at least one sibling, most of us end up sensing we are alone in our anguish or that we are mourning improperly—for too long, too emotionally.”
Thank you, Atmosphere Press for the interview. 🧡

#SiblingLoss #SiblingLove

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An Interview with Anne Pinkerton, author of Were You Close? | Atmosphere Press
Anne Pinkerton is an essayist, memoirist, and poet. Her work often circles around grief and loss, as well as coping with these painful realities in our lives. Her writing has appeared in Hippocampus M...
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December 17, 2023 at 4:05 PM
November 16, 2023 at 11:56 AM
This piece took my breath away. And the title alone… 💕
He Was Just Here — Dorothy Parker's Ashes
Word Count 1207 David and I danced at a jazz club, then walked a mile uphill across campus toward my home. The clock hands in the bell tower had long swept past midnight as we trailed through the s...
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October 30, 2023 at 2:15 AM
I have 100 things I should be writing that aren't this. But this is what happened tonight and I wanted to tell you about it.
Dogs and Seasons
A decade ago, when my then-husband and I were looking for a bigger house in our area, we continually perused a neighborhood about 10 minutes away, specifically one long street lined with 100-plus year...
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October 22, 2023 at 11:20 PM
What an amazing panel at the Boston Book Panel with Melanie Brooks, Laura Carney, and Alysia Abbott: “Shaping the Ache of Grief Into the Beauty of Art” 📚 #Memoir #GriefJourney #CNF
October 16, 2023 at 10:04 PM