The base of the urn stamps a period into the earth, marking the end of her sentence – four years of nausea, pain, despair and fury breaking to a full stop meanwhile her husband’s grief thunders on, defying grammatical rules and overleaping the strict word limit to hurl itself into the…
Joanna Norland dedicates this story to the intrepid author, Jennifer Steil (1968-2026), who kept writing to the very end.
Brilliant, Joanna – Simply brilliant. A fitting tribute to a brave and fearless artist. Brava! 👏👏👏
thank you!
Just when you think you can’t do it, you do it.
Such a beautiful, painful, perfect tribute.
So good, Joanna.
Thank you, Carol.
Oh, I LOVE this! Beautifully done, Joanna.
thank you so much! xx
You perfectly captured the raw messiness of my own grief after a recent bereavement. Thank you.
Heather, I am so so sorry. Thank you for posting. Love, Jo
Painfully beautiful. Thank you.
thank you!
That’s a must.
thank you!
Exquisite writing.
Thank you, Joanna.
thank you!