The Keepthings
Deborah Way, Dorothy Barnhouse, Ganaia, Gillian MacLeodWhat memento would you keep after the death of someone you love? These are the stories of lost loved ones, inspired by the things they left behind. A new story of love + grief every few weeks, plus occasional subscriber bonus content.
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MY MOTHER’S NAIL FILE
When my mother was 80, she said to me, “I have a wish for when I’m old and feeble.” I took a breath, preparing for something big and impossible—would she ask me to go to church again? move in with her? aid in her death somehow?—but before I...
THE MAHJONG SET
I was 37 when my mother was diagnosed as bipolar, but even as a girl I knew something wasn’t right. She was volatile, often angry and emotionally abusive. On her worst days, she’d rage through my room yanking open drawers in search of a mis...
DAD'S HABS HAT
My dad grew up in Montreal, and this was his Montreal Canadiens toque. A classic. He loved the Canadiens—the Habs, short for their nickname, les Habitants. We lived in Toronto, though, where the Maple Leafs ruled the ice, and I think he wor...
It started with a pair of baby shoes…
I came across these baby shoes the other day, at a liquidation sale at a storage warehouse in my town. The old brick warehouse has been sold and will probably be demolished, and the former owners have 11 weeks to empty it out. The building...
THE DEATH-PUDDING CONTAINER
One morning a few months before my partner, Heather, died, she pointed a perfectly manicured finger at me and said, “Kelli Sam, what on earth are you doing?” She knew exactly what I was doing. I was using a dish towel to pull a hot pan from...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Ex-magazine editor, writer, grief explorer, creator/publisher of The Keepthings memorial project.
Dorothy Barnhouse is a writer, editor, and educator based in Brooklyn. Her work has been honored by grants and fellowships from the NY Foundation for the Arts, the Sustainable Arts Foundation, and MacDowell.
your zesty bestie; high frequency yet down to earth; in love with culture, nature, and stirring the plot
Gillian is a Brooklyn-based art director and designer, currently working at Men’s Health.
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