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Widowish: A Memoir

Widowish: A Memoir

Melissa didn't look like a widow, or act like a widow, but she felt like one. She was widowISH.

2021

Stories

Published in
The Memoirist

Cruising Through Life as a Young Widow

I Haven’t Moved on, but I Have Moved Forward.

Jan 23

Cruising Through Life as a Young Widow

Jan 23

Published in
The Memoirist

Life As A Young Widow: WWJD

Asking Myself “What Would Joel Do” Has Been My Compass

Oct 26, 2023

Life As A Young Widow: WWJD

Oct 26, 2023

Published in
Hello, Love

I Am Widow, Hear Me Cry

Tears keep falling — On a hike, A phone call, Even at a party

Sep 22, 2023

I Am Widow, Hear Me Cry

Sep 22, 2023

Published in
The Memoirist

Competing While Grieving

Is There Really A Winner?

Aug 5, 2023

Competing While Grieving

Aug 5, 2023

Published in
The Memoirist

Redefining Grief: What It Means To Be Widowish

This essay is from the “Widowish Vault” — one of the first essays I wrote after losing my husband to West Nile Virus nearly 10 years ago

Jul 17, 2023

Redefining Grief: What It Means To Be Widowish

Jul 17, 2023

Published in
HEART. SOUL. PEN.

My Boyfriend’s Love Language is Quiet

I need to talk about that.

May 22, 2023

My Boyfriend’s Love Language is Quiet

May 22, 2023

Published in
Hello, Love

My Husband Died Almost Ten Years Ago and Our Computer Still Haunts Me

I have an iMac computer that sits on my desk. It contains photos, contacts, home movies, and everything from business documents to drafts…

Mar 1, 2023

My Husband Died Almost Ten Years Ago and Our Computer Still Haunts Me

Mar 1, 2023

Published in
HEART. SOUL. PEN.

Why Am I The Only One Eating The Cake?

Some friends and I celebrated my birthday recently. This included a light spread of some mixed nuts, brie and crackers, wine, champagne…

Dec 9, 2022

A mint green frosted cake with rainbow sprinkles on a cake stand with ribbons underneath

Dec 9, 2022

Published in
Change Becomes You

Tips From a Reluctant Yogi

On Living Life Off the Mat

Oct 19, 2022

Tips From a Reluctant Yogi

Oct 19, 2022

Published in
HEART. SOUL. PEN.

Celebrating My Husband’s Birthday With or Without Him

My husband’s 59th birthday is this week and even though Joel died a few months after he turned 50, I find myself wondering, “How could I be…

Aug 7, 2022

Celebrating My Husband’s Birthday With or Without Him

Aug 7, 2022

Melissa Gould

Melissa Gould

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Author of Widowish, A Memoir, an @Amazon bestseller 🎉 Named a Best Grief Book of All Time🎉 A @goodreads Top Book of 2021 🎉 More at MelissaGouldAuthor.com

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