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    Saying Goodbye
    Saying Goodbye
    Saying Goodbye
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    Saying Goodbye

    By Mike O'Mary and Julie Rember

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    "Tender perspectives helping readers with their own goodbyes." Midwest Book Review

    "The stories are about love, really, not sadness. Despite all the sadness and grief that come with saying goodbye, there is love and joy and comedy on the Other Side." Gretchen Little, Squidoo.com

    Saying Goodbye is a collection of true stories about saying goodbye to the people, places, and things in our lives. The stories are universal. They are incredibly powerful and moving. And they are surprisingly uplifting and cathartic.

    These stories show that there is sadness in goodbyes, but there is also irony and humor. We cry about the sad stories, we laugh at the funny ones, and along the way, we learn valuable lessons about how we say goodbye -- sometimes under the most difficult of circumstances. We learn because the contributors are unflinchingly open and honest when it comes to sharing very personal stories about how they and their loved ones say goodbye. Taken together, these stories serve as amazing examples of how to say goodbye with grace, dignity, and good humor.

    Saying Goodbye is the first anthology in a new series from Dream of Things intended to fill the gap between popular anthologies of stories that are "short and sweet" and the Best American Essays series, which are longer form. Dream of Things anthologies are collections of quality stories between 500 and 2,500 words. Instead of short and sweet, these stories are short and deep.

    "I recommend it for any teacher of death and dying classes. I also recommend it for anyone who is struggling with a loss - no matter what kind." Professor Jann Adams, Department of Psychology, College of Idaho

    LanguageEnglish
    Publishermjomary
    Release dateOct 15, 2013
    ISBN9780982579459
    Saying Goodbye
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    Mike O'Mary

    Mike O'Mary is a writer of essays, fiction, drama and sketch comedy. He has published stories and essays in the Sunday magazines of the Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Baltimore Sun, Cleveland Plain Dealer and Detroit Free Press, and in Catholic Digest, and he was a regular commentator on WNIJ – Northern Illinois Public Radio, doing weekly commentaries as part of the local segment of National Public Radio's Morning Edition program. He has also written and produced sketch comedy in Chicago. Mike is also founder of Dream of Things, an independent book publisher focused on memoirs and anthologies of creative nonfiction. Mike is a graduate of Knox College (BA in Economics and English-Writing), the University of Montana (MFA in Creative Writing, MA in English Literature), and the Second City Comedy Writing Program. In addition to his creative work, Mike has more than 20 years of experience in corporate communications, producing speeches, annual reports and other executive communications for many leading corporations.

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