From Heartbreak, Mourning, Loss. Volume One, Detach or Die The message is clear: I must let go! I shall remember that morning all my life; she stood barefoot on the porch, barring...

From Heartbreak, Mourning, Loss. Volume One, Detach or Die A rat in the labyrinth For the past two months, I have been feeling like a rat in a labyrinth, trying every trick...

From Heartbreak, Mourning, Loss. Volume One, Detach or Die Hooked on hope Laura has moved out of my house; she rented her own apartment to “sort out her feelings” which, to me,...

From Heartbreak, Mourning, Loss. Volume One, Detach or Die Too big to fail It is the first time in my life that I believe in destiny. Laura and I are destined for...

From Heartbreak, Mourning, Loss. Volume One, Detach or Die The cashmere label Early in our relationship, my girlfriend gave me a very expensive black cashmere coat. She wanted me to tell everybody...

From Heartbreak, Mourning, Loss. Volume One, Detach or Die I, the frigid beauty queen At eighteen, I won a national beauty contest. It brought me many marriage proposals. I married the guy...

From Heartbreak, Mourning, Loss. Volume One, Detach or Die I had the rage of a baby Every one of my partners left me saying more or less the same thing: that I...

From Heartbreak, Mourning, Loss. Volume One, Detach or Die When I felt inadequate I would cover it with uppityness I used to have a collection of excuses, stories, and lies, such as:...

From Heartbreak, Mourning, Loss. Volume One, Detach or Die I have learned to enjoy my own company I had difficulty being alone, I didn’t like my own company, I feared rejection, I...

From Heartbreak, Mourning, Loss. Volume One, Detach or Die How I lost all my partners She would ask that I pay half the rent, half the groceries and that I do my...