I Thought I Made a Good Wife, But Maybe I Was Just Complacent

On departures and the discovery of a dog’s ashes and old wildflower seeds in my underwear drawer.

Suz Ex Machina
Grief Book Club
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8 min readOct 28, 2023

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The hummingbirds recently flew away. I excitedly watched as the last baby flapped her fragile wings and began to miraculously hover in the air above me. Mama had built a tidy nest, right above my…

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Suz Ex Machina
Grief Book Club

Unflinching protagonist weaving her life into a story