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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

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The Memoirist

Cruising Through Life as a Young Widow

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

4 min readJan 23, 2024

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Cruising Through Life as a Young Widow

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Melissa Gould
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The Memoirist

Life As A Young Widow: WWJD

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

4 min readOct 26, 2023

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Life As A Young Widow: WWJD

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Melissa Gould
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Hello, Love

I Am Widow, Hear Me Cry

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

4 min readSep 22, 2023

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I Am Widow, Hear Me Cry

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Melissa Gould
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The Memoirist

Competing While Grieving

Is There Really A Winner?

4 min readAug 5, 2023

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Competing While Grieving

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Melissa Gould
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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

4 min readJul 17, 2023

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Redefining Grief: What It Means To Be Widowish

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Melissa Gould
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HEART. SOUL. PEN.

My Boyfriend’s Love Language is Quiet

I need to talk about that.

4 min readMay 22, 2023

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My Boyfriend’s Love Language is Quiet

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Melissa Gould
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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…

4 min readMar 1, 2023

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

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Melissa Gould
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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…

4 min readDec 9, 2022

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

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Melissa Gould
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Change Becomes You

Tips From a Reluctant Yogi

On Living Life Off the Mat

4 min readOct 19, 2022

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Tips From a Reluctant Yogi

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Melissa Gould
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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…

4 min readAug 7, 2022

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Celebrating My Husband’s Birthday With or Without Him

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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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