Mourning Post
Interviews with grieving people on the oddities, devastations, and occasional humor of loss.
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- Sep 13, 2026
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And now he is gone (opens the original)
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When I was first asked to write this piece, it was the most flattering thing that had happened to me in a very long time. I was flattered and extremely scared. Somebody had validated my emotions, my thoughts. It’s been a long time since anybody has really been interested in those aspects of me—and for the first time they wanted it in writing.When somebody very dear to you passes away, it is indescribable—whether you want to talk about it constantly or never mention it again. When you’re first gr
That song belongs to her now (opens the original)
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What is the name of your lost one and what was your relationship?Her name was M. We were friends in high school. The ten-year anniversary of her suicide is coming up, so she’s been on my mind a little more lately. We were both sort of these misfit art kids who felt everything deeply, who were already tired of the world before we even knew anything about it. She was a true artist—really talented, but really troubled. We both struggled with depression and anxiety. Hating high school was one of tho
Classic Italian, shouting=talking (opens the original)
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What is the name of your lost one and what was your relationship?My dad, Giampaolo Debole. Gian Paolo on all government identification, Paolo to his mom and sister, GP/JP/John Paul/Juan Pablo to pretty much everyone else. Babbo, to me and my brothers.<source type="imag
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