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The Thing About Grief

February 21, 2021 By Len Kuntz

Last month, my son came to visit and was home for all of an hour when he received a devastating phone call, news that would send him into the kind of hysterics I’ve never witnessed. He was half shrieking, half screaming. He was punching walls. Hyperventilating. Pacing in broken circles. Mashing fists into his face. […]

Filed Under: Words From The Other Side Tagged With: essay, Grief, Len Kuntz, nonfiction, Writing

The Thing About Loneliness

October 29, 2020 By Len Kuntz

Loneliness is a trick your mind plays on you. It’s crafty and insidious, and it doesn’t like to lose. Loneliness is also a little bit scary. It’s actually a truth, not trickery at all. It both corrodes and guts you when you’re most empty. It laughs while deflating you, even when you had no air […]

Filed Under: Words From The Other Side Tagged With: creative nonfiction, essay, Len Kuntz, loneliness, nonfiction, Writing

The Best Horse in the World

July 18, 2020 By Epiphany Ferrell

Have I told you yet about Merlin? I haven’t? That’s surprising, we’ve been sitting here for all of two seconds. Merlin was the best horse in the world. He was mine for 14 years. He’s been gone now for 11 years, nearly as long as I had him. I still miss him every single day. […]

Filed Under: Words From The Other Side Tagged With: Epiphany Ferrell, essay, horses, loss, nonfiction, pets, Writing

The Thing About Being a Human Being

June 8, 2020 By Len Kuntz

Oh, the heartbreakingly tender weight of being human. – Ava Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness. – Seneca What we don’t need in the midst of struggle, is shame for being human. – Brene Brown RULES FOR BEING HUMAN (Handed down from ancient Sanskrit) You Will Receive a Body […]

Filed Under: Words From The Other Side Tagged With: essay, human, human condition, Len Kuntz, nonfiction, Writing

Pen Names: Are They Really for You?

May 24, 2020 By Karen Gonzalez-Videla

I was twelve years old when I decided to write. I pretended to tidy up my backpack until every other student in my seventh-grade AVID class rushed out of the door. The room emptied quickly, until Ms. C and I were the only ones left. “You’re gonna be late to your next class,” Ms. C […]

Filed Under: Words From The Other Side Tagged With: essay, identity, Karen Gonzalez-Videla, nonfiction, pen name, pen names, Writing

The Thing About Missing

May 17, 2020 By Len Kuntz

The sad truth is we’re all missing someone. And we’re hoping that, wherever they are, they’re missing us right back. —Randomgirl202 There are a lot of things I miss right now. But what I miss most is my friends. Seeing them in person. Hugging them. Loving them, face to face, where some kind of screen […]

Filed Under: Words From The Other Side Tagged With: distance, essay, Len Kuntz, missing, nonfiction, Writing

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The Thing About Grief

February 21, 2021 By Len Kuntz

Last month, my son came to visit and was home for all of an hour when he received a devastating phone call, news that would send him into the kind of hysterics I’ve never witnessed. He was half shrieking, half screaming. He was punching walls. Hyperventilating. Pacing in broken circles. Mashing fists into his face. […]

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