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From a dead person's POV. Read More

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phil goes to the wake of his dear friend, colin. Read More

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Wrote this like 2 years ago. Enjoy I guess. Read More

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Short Story / Flash Fiction

February 21, 2021

Reads: 231

Comments: 3

The Booksie Classic House

a short story written for the review chain contest. 778 words. Read More

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Short Story / Other

February 04, 2021

Reads: 202

Comments: 1

Shelves: 3

The Abandoned House

It isn't always sorrow and grief that you feel at a funeral. Read More

Tags: death, anger, funeral

Poem / Poetry

January 27, 2021

Reads: 199

Comments: 2

The Booksie Classic House

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Tags: death, grave, funeral, shadows, burial

This article shares insight into the relationship between headstones and humans by following a woman’s journey as she struggles with the task of providing a headstone for her mother's grave. She is quite literally finding herself between a rock and hard place deciding she will pre-plan her own headstone to… Read More

Tags: grief, funeral, headstone

Poem / Romance

August 31, 2020

Reads: 287

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

I wish I'd said... This poem features a man at his lovers funeral, grief-stricken, unable to articulate the words to console his lover's parents. Mostly, it is simply about losing a great love. Cover photo by Ian on Unsplash.com Read More

Tags: love, gay, sad, funeral, lost-love

The Funeral is the third story in my book How I Got Where I Am. It is about my father's funeral which was a rather non-sorrowful occasion except for his grandson Porter. My mother's funeral 3 years later was just the opposite and is the fourth story entitled The Contrast. Read More

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Cover image: Humam on Unsplash. Read More

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Learning to balance the loss of your husband in the environment of family and pass female relationships including friends can impact so heavy on a grieving heart. I found relief within my husbands character. Read More

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Former Hansbay Mayor Antonio Cardova dies, causing all living former Mayors to attend his funeral. Satch commits a horrible faux pas at said funeral, which makes him fight for his Mayoralty once Evan launches a recall effort, which Ethan is reluctant to support due to his poor faring in GOP… Read More

Tags: politics, comedy, funeral, recall, local

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My first finished story. The story is comparatively short. Phil is reminiscing over the past with his childhood friend Sophie. It's the day of his father's funeral, which triggers thoughts, flashbacks and regrets. If you enjoy a certain amount of darkness every now and then, you're going to like… Read More

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Short Story / Other

December 10, 2017

Reads: 694

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: death, hope, sad, please, funeral

Poem / Poetry

December 01, 2017

Reads: 478

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A dream and a funeral. Read More

Tags: death, depression, poem, fire, funeral

Poem / Poetry

November 26, 2017

Reads: 1931

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

I was inspired to write this poem after attending a funeral. The dark and bleak day adding to the sadness. Funerals are never happy events, of course, but some affect you more than others. The realisation that sometime in the near or distant future, we too, will walk the… Read More

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The mysterious missing case of Gauren takes a new turn when his former investigator Marilyn reopens the case after 20 years.Is this only a missing case?Who is the mastermind behind this?Is there more than that meets an eye? See the new twist and turns and finally how the mystery… Read More

Tags: mystery, split, funeral, personality, letters

A short true story of loss, friendship and perspective Read More

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What if you could speak to a deceased relative one last time.... Read More

Tags: death, family, funeral, grandfather

Ryan and Sarah conspire to destroy Ashton to free themselves, Jacob gets a job at a pizza place, Kimberly and Luke spar over where they should move, and Ethan becomes weak after enduring his father's funeral Read More

Tags: family, comedy, funeral, pizza, donahues

this story was originally published in fantastic creatures, a fellowship of fantasy. enough time has passed since since the book was published that i have permission to reprint it. Read More

Tags: humor, comedy, funeral, king, goblins

Poem / Poetry

March 07, 2017

Reads: 1023

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Death can never take this ... Read More

Tags: death, lost, sad, memories, funeral

Short Story / Horror

March 04, 2017

Reads: 1214

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

This short story is written as a substitute for the hurt one may cause themself. It's not really a warning against suicide, it's simply a story depicting the sad silence of death. Read More

Tags: death, sad, funeral, silence, short-story

Queen Mariah is dead, and Phillipe is feeling the burden to replace her. But he knows he must. Read More

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A non denominational funeral reading. A term penned by Schopenhauer in "Studies in Pessimism" I found his description of afterlife or "Palingenesis" oddly eternity affirming for a self described Aetheist. This poem was inspired by the reading that part of the book. Read More

Tags: death, spirit, reincarnation, funeral, afterlife

Marcus, a 21 year old Italian man has the abilities to see people right after they die, either as an encounter in person, or as a spiritual dream, how ever his abilities start to escalate when Marcus has a dream of a family friend who seems distressed. Little does Marcus… Read More

Tags: death, ghost, haunting, funeral, viewings

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