CONTENTS
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Inspiration From A Life Well-Lived
F E A T U R E S
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Holding It Together, Not Just For Yourself
14
Remembering Your Loved One—Beyond the Circumstances of Thier Death
22
Defining the Art of a Good Death
I N T E R V I E W
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(And My Mother)
P O E T R Y
34
Thanks for the Sip, Joey
E S S A Y S
36
How to Say the Right Thing
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Dear Candlelight
L E T T E R S
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Crisis and Support
R E S O U R C E S
WITH WORK BY Director: Laura Jaye Cramer, Manager Editor: Noah Sanders
Caitlin Brew, Elizabeth Campbell, Enzo Cardamuro, Isabella Doeksen, Jovana Gavrilovic, Eberhard Grossgasteiger, Thomas T. Hammond, Paula Martinez, Edisona Mahmutaj, Ayala Martin, Becca McAuliffe, Larry D. Moore, William Perez, Abbie Rowe, John Sergio, Ivy Young
PUBLISHER Waiting Room Publishing
Cover Photography: Eberhard Grossgasteiger
Winter 2026
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