generativity
mary oliver, writing is one thing i want to do with my wild and precious life
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 1
- Latest publication
- Sep 12, 2026
- Audience
- Checking…
- Earliest in this view
- Sep 12, 2026
Latest issues
what do you do when the thing you’re most afraid of comes true? (opens the original)
Read excerpt
No one tells you what to do when the thing you’re most afraid of comes true.Six months before she passed, on a night walk with Dad, I dreadfully put words to that possibility, questioning what I would do if it happened. Fearful of the worst possible outcome, I dove into the math of it all, seeking solace in the fact that if she was gifted the time that most people are, I’d have at least 2 decades left of seeing her, learning from her, and loving her. The problem is that basing these calculations
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
No verified audience measurement yet.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.