Becoming Human
A Collection of Vignettes on Grief, Connection, and Longing
1. Auflage
Erschienen am 15. September 2023
110 Seiten
979-8-88926-773-7 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Becoming Human explores the essence of grief and its evolutionary nature. Through cherished childhood memories, deep reflections, and current life experiences, Natalie Sanchez provides an introspective commentary on loss. This collection of vignettes features core themes of longing, connection, growth, and love, all sewn together by the universal desire to be understood. Becoming Human honors the grieving experiencing in many forms, documenting secondary losses, identity shifts, and the journey from girl to woman. Sanchez details her experience with honesty and hope that we can collectively return to our most intrinsic condition, that sweet spot of imperfection, depth, and shameless authenticity.
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Inhalt
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The Aching
- 2. Red Lady
- 3. The Sun That Swallowed You
- 4. Dinner Table Fears
- 5. Strange Longing
- 6. The Happiest Woman I Ever Met
- 7. The February Shakes
- 8. Midlife Crisis Sunsets
- 9. Absent Father
- 10. My View from the Bleachers
- 11. Corner of My Room
- 12. Baltimore Blues
- 13. The Shape of Your Absence
- 14. Room for Awe
- 15. Rhythms of My Love
- 16. Where the Echoes Kiss Me Back
- 17. March
- 18. Hummingbirds
- 19. Choices
- 20. Apparitions of My Longing
- 21. The Ride Home from a Funeral
- 22. Working Hands
- 23. Obituaries
- 24. A Phone Call with a Dear Friend
- 25. Dreaming on the Roof
- 26. My Little Brother
- 27. Grapefruits
- 28. Getting Out of Cars
- 29. Daydreaming
- 30. Sprinklers
- 31. It's Just a Wedding Dress
- 32. The Yard
- 33. Fridays
- 34. Disappearing Videographer
- 35. Is It Just Me?
- 36. Garden of My Mind
- 37. Chasing the Oxygen
- 38. Great Job Kid
- 39. Sliver of a Song
- 40. The Ballet
- 41. Sidewalk Dandelions
- 42. The Numbing Song
- 43. Claircognizance: Knowing
- 44. Must Be in a Good Place Now
- 45. Collecting You
- 46. Aching toward the Sun
- Acknowledgments
