Thursday I had a shock of recognition while teaching Stephen King’s IT in my American Fantasy class yesterday. The approach to life that saves the day for the protagonist is the approach that got my eldest son killed 16 years ago. Yet I don’t think King is wrong. In fact, I was comforted once I saw the […]
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Reconnecting with My Dead Son
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A Child’s Connection with the Dead
Wordsworth’s “We Are Seven” captured my son’s sense of connection with his dead brother.
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