Reflections: Death 80 Articles

by Claire Elise

I just joined Helium, and where I was asked about my inspiration, I almost wrote "death." Because I thought it a bit creepy, I didn't. To understand how death inspires me, you'll need to meet my Uncle Max. My Uncle Ma...read more

by Cassie Reese

I was 13 years old when I lost half of my life. It happened right on my birthday, as I sat in a hospital room, holding her hand as she let go. She was my grandmother. She had raised me until I went to school, and I st...read more

by Lucy Rucker

A Moment, Please, Before I Die: In a hospital wing for Cancer patients,down at the end of a long hall, lies an older woman, in a bed. She appears older than her seventy four years old, which she is. This last year has...read more

by Cari Hillard

The best advice I could ever give. I'm not quite thirty. I look back on my life and have few regrets. Yet, there is one that if I could change, I would. If I could go back in time, then I would never have taken my paren...read more

by Edgar Nash

SOLILOQUY, 2006 By Edgar M. Nash "I dread no more the first white in my hair, Or even age itself, the easy shoe, The cane, the wrinkled hands, the special ...read more

by Robin Dennis

In the middle of the eulogy at my mother's boring and heartbreaking funeral, I started to think about calling off the wedding. She died the day before their fiftieth wedding anniversary. The hors doerves for the anniversar...read more

by Stacey Foxworthy

He left me alone in this cold, heartless world one fine autumn day. Never again could I enjoy the beautiful richness of the fall season. I feel so incomplete, as if a piece of my soul has been ripped away from the very fab...read more

by Judi Jefferies

What's the lesson in this? I just found out that our neighbor, John (not his real name) died. I didn't know him very well. I knew he was just down the block, so to speak. I knew he was a retired policeman and that he ...read more

by Dana Dee McCormick

Death. That sneaky little thief. The certainty of death limits what we can make of our life. There are things we must accomplish before we die, things to be achieved, lovers to be found, and children to be made. We are...read more

by Lub Alusa

The headmaster of our primary school had established a tradition in that whenever a pupil, staff member or parent pegged off then everyone would attend the funeral. Some students were sickened by the whole, more so the vie...read more

by Odhiambo Onyando

Sprawled atop the rocky hills overlooking the western Kenya lakeside town of Kisumu is Nyahera, the village where I was born and brought up. As youngsters, we found a walk to the edge of the hills in the evenings an awe-in...read more

by Linda Shrigley

Reflections: Death Death is a topic that most people would rather not talk about, but it is a very real part of everyone's life. We all loose people we care about, whether we want to or not. I have been fairly lucky on ...read more

by Shannon Nies

The time on my cell phone flashed 2:20 PM. Where were they? My mom had said less than ten minutes, but it had been at least that long since I had been waiting for her and my aunt in front of Nordstrom Rack. I was gettin...read more

by Derwin Murphy

A Pocket Watch From a Fallen Hero We all live within life's time schedule. As the clock ticks a second of our life is taken away and never to be given back. All of us do what we can in the time that's given to us, bet ...read more

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by Stephen Graham

I walked into his room and saw him with his eyes closed. I instantly broke into tears. He didn't look alive and that alone had me on my knees in front of his hospital bed, weeping like he had left me right in front of my...read more

by Stephen Margheim

Death How can one describe such a feared creature. He has been hated by all and loved by none. He is given the daunting task of bringing us from life to eternity. He is but an employee who, unlike the masses, never ceas...read more

by Brent Morris

Real love, what is it? Sitting here watching my grandfather weep, I look back at what I know of his life. He was married to my grandmother for 57 years, had five children, and now has many grandchildren and even a great gr...read more

by Taura Gooder

At the precious age of 14, I lost something that meant the world to me. I lost a friend, an enemy, and a soul mate; I lost my mother. She had been sick for 7 years before her fight finally ended. When my mother, we'll ca...read more

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by Courtney Petrella

My reflections on death are all my own and my absolute feelings towards it. We are all afraid of something, and death seems to be on the top of our lists. Whether we are afraid of it ourselves or losing somebody else to ...read more

by Rachael Clark

Live fast, die young. What a waste of life. To use that statement as a brief on how to live, I have shortlisted 3 possible options. Number 1. Cram as much as you can into the shortest possible life span. Meaning, (in...read more