Essays
Memoir, Grief, Identity, Wandering
Leaving Too Soon
Memoir, Grief, Identity, Wandering
Memoir, Grief, Identity, Wandering
Humor, Memoir, Relationships, Childhood
It All Comes Out In the Wash
Humor, Memoir, Relationships, Childhood
Humor, Memoir, Relationships, Childhood
Humor, Absurdist, Memoir, New York
Kicking Dandelions
Humor, Absurdist, Memoir, New York
Humor, Absurdist, Memoir, New York
Grief, Memoir, Darkness, Family
Pedaling Toward the Sun
Grief, Memoir, Darkness, Family
Grief, Memoir, Darkness, Family
Memoir, Wandering, Identity, New York
The Difference Between Wandering and Being Lost
Memoir, Wandering, Identity, New York
Memoir, Wandering, Identity, New York
Memoir, Family, Grief, Childhood
Pink House
Memoir, Family, Grief, Childhood
Memoir, Family, Grief, Childhood
Grief, Memoir, Family, Loss
The Worst Moments of My Life Were a Gift
Grief, Memoir, Family, Loss
Grief, Memoir, Family, Loss
Memoir, Relationships, Boundaries, Family
A Modicum of Effort
Memoir, Relationships, Boundaries, Family
Memoir, Relationships, Boundaries, Family
Humor, Absurdist, Memoir, Friendship
A Panoply of Randomness
Humor, Absurdist, Memoir, Friendship
Humor, Absurdist, Memoir, Friendship
Humor, Memoir, Identity, Childhood
The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Humor, Memoir, Identity, Childhood
Humor, Memoir, Identity, Childhood
Memoir, Relationships, Identity, Business
Boundaries
Memoir, Relationships, Identity, Business
Memoir, Relationships, Identity, Business
Memoir, Technology, Identity, Connection
Disconnected People
Memoir, Technology, Identity, Connection
Memoir, Technology, Identity, Connection
Humor, Memoir, Identity, Childhood
What’s In a Name
Humor, Memoir, Identity, Childhood
Humor, Memoir, Identity, Childhood
Memoir, Nostalgia, Family, Childhood
Summer
Memoir, Nostalgia, Family, Childhood
Memoir, Nostalgia, Family, Childhood
Humor, Absurdist, Memoir, Aging
Carrying a Heavy Sack Across the Desert
Humor, Absurdist, Memoir, Aging
Humor, Absurdist, Memoir, Aging
Humor, Absurdist, Memoir, Writing
Dump Truck
Humor, Absurdist, Memoir, Writing
Humor, Absurdist, Memoir, Writing
The Worst Moments of My Life Were a Gift
Essays Jonathan Greene Essays Jonathan Greene

The Worst Moments of My Life Were a Gift

Trying to explain to people the abstract machinations of my life has been hard. I was in the room…no. I was holding both of my parents’ hands…no. I was right next to both of my parents when they died. Separately. Thirteen years apart. An avalanche of despair.

Hammer me until nails no longer feel like anything. Head hung. An ocean of tears pooling in my belly. Grief. Catatonic, yet walking.

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