Author Archives: Risa Denenberg

“This network of times which approached one another, forked, broke off, or were unaware of one another for centuries, embraces all possibilities of time. . . . In the present one, which a favorable fate has granted me, you have … Continue reading →

For a while now, I’ve been going through stuff, trying to pare down.  As I noted in another blog, There are two reasons for my concern with my own accumulation of things, although they do merge at a future point. … Continue reading →

> Harvey Pekar was just a guy who thought that everyone–even a schlub like him–has an interesting life, worthy of documenting, which he did brilliantly in his comic books, American Splendor, published between 1976 and 2008. He was, according to … Continue reading →

> I have previously blogged about a hastened death that I witnessed. I thought some might be interested to know what we have learned in Washington State during the first year with our new law. The Washington State Death with … Continue reading →

>In response to a recent post, a reader left me this question: “I do wonder though, with as much as you know about death, what do YOU believe happens to the individual, after death, if anything?”I’m pleased she asked. This … Continue reading →

>It’s surprising and lovely that some of you have asked me to keep posting on this blog and I very much wish to do so. I have been posting occasionally at Open Salon with a more quotidian focus, but I … Continue reading →