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Processing Parental Grief: The Joy of the Surprise Letter

Michelle Shreeve·
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·June 16, 2023·11 min read
In this 2nd of my Processing Parental Grief series, Calliandra receives a letter from her mother weeks after her death.
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Tattoo Meanings: Love, Loss, & Autoethnographic Musings

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·September 21, 2022·13 min read
"My research on tattoo meanings utilised autoethnographic accounts of practice to increase understanding of tattooing as practice & profession."
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Processing Parental Grief: The Unexpected Joy of a Found Sweater

Michelle Shreeve·
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·June 20, 2022·6 min read
I write of parental grief & my mother's sweater as a comfort to me, exploring cultures of grief where pain meets love and love meets pain.
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Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction: Grieving from Miles

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·January 25, 2022·9 min read
I couldn't go to India for the past two years due to COVID-19 uncertainties and be with the rest of my family to help them navigate through this earth-shattering loss when they needed me the most, a sad reality of many international students.”
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My Journey to Poetry: Nonagenarian Poet Milton Carp Reflects on His Process

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·October 31, 2021·12 min read
"Once I have the first line or two, the rest of the poem seems to flow rather easily. I write whatever comes to mind. Somewhat like a story rather than a poem. I then start to take out the excess words and phrases and pare it down to the essence of what I wish to say. Other times I do not change a word. The muses come and go on their own. I also believe poetry has chosen me."
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Multimedia Autoethnography: “Drifting,” an Exploration of Sibling Loss

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·August 5, 2021·7 min read
"I'm not exactly sure when I decided to make a performance piece about my sister's traumatic brain injury and death. In fact, I'm not sure there ever was a single moment of decision. Her story had become public in many ways, from online care sites to prayer chains to social media posts from family and friends. Her story was being performed out in the world before I started telling it."
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