Grief matters. Join me.
Writing is a salve and an astringent. It both soothes and clarifies. I lost my oldest son, Elliot, my supernova, in a single-vehicle motorcycle incident five years ago. He was just 26. I write about grief to make sense of my radically rearranged reality, to find some morsel of meaning—and to help others suffering in the darkest of chasms feel less alone. I am still writing my narrative arc because I am still living it. Yet, with every word and every unexpected epiphany, I discover—there are no limits to our stories. That is why I am here. I substack, blog, engage in online grief groups and have contributed my essays and poems to several books on grief. Join me on the journey here and on ElaineGantzWright.com.
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Elaine Gantz Wright is a writer and editor in Dallas, Texas, who lost her brilliant firstborn son, Elliot, at 26. She finds meaning in her writing. Read her in The Spirituality of Grief by Fran Tilton Shelton and House of Comfort by Retreat House.