How Do You Write Through Grief?

My wife and I unexpectedly had to say goodbye to our dog last weekend.

Mac was the best dog, a loving companion, and a fantastic coworker. He brought joy and happiness and never met a stranger.

Mac is greatly missed, and my office is too quiet without him. It’s been a tough week.

I found writing extremely difficult this week, and that includes this newsletter. So, I went to Twitter and asked for suggestions. Here’s what a few people said:

It’s a many page disaster but a necessary disaster. I allow myself to write: to crib and complain. The more I do it, the deeper I get into “why” I’m feeling what I’m feeling and I find, maybe not an answer, but I end up shedding light on my real feelings and what is causing it.
— Akshay G (@akshaygajria) March 23, 2022

Raw honesty. Bleed the ugly thoughts and feelings onto the page, let them breathe, then get to work making sense of it all.
— Erin Hall (@ErinHall802) March 24, 2022

So, I turn it back to you all: how do you write through grief? Hit reply or join the Twitter discussion in our brand new Community.

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