HeyJaredThe Mortality Muse
Thinking about Death, Life and all the messy and beautiful stuff in between, here's where I share what I come across and think and learn as I help folks face the finale to their finite lives.
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- Aug 31, 2026
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- Aug 11, 2026
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Cosmos Haiku (opens the original)
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She died on September 10th, almost a year now. I feel her so strongly in my garden.The Mortality Muse is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<
Why is grief invisible? (opens the original)
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There are often items that come into my feed about grieving, and a common theme is that our grief is something others can’t really see. All the work we doing looking and seeming “fine” when we’re not is like having a terrible secret no one wants to hear or talk about. If there are people who want to hold the grief with us, talk about the person we’ve loved so well and lost, how can they know we need that?<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3
Eight months gone (opens the original)
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The Anniversary of Before (opens the original)
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