Category: Suicide Widows Project
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Tidal Wave
What am I doing here? The American Association of Suicidology (AAS) just wrapped up its annual conference. It’s the first time I’ve attended such an event since shifting my work focus from nature to people. Taking care of sea grass and salt marsh now seems (relatively) uncomplicated. A brief interruption from our sponsor, YOU! If…
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The wizard
Usually a cardinal starts off. Then the sparrows pipe up, a dove chimes in, and a pair of wrens have their say. They’re all atwitter, it seems, that daybreak repeats itself. Outside my bedroom window, the dark is lifting. I get up, bring my coffee back to the room, and stare at my phone for…
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Prologue: An Invitation
The first words of a story matter, and the first pages matter a lot. “You never get a second chance to make a first impression,” according to Oscar Wilde, Will Rogers, or Head & Shoulders dandruff shampoo, depending who you ask. While writing my book, I’ve gone through four different prologues in the last year.…
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Where Is This Going?
The short answer: LedaCunningham.com. The longer answer . . . Six months ago I sent Greetings into the world like a kite, tossing it up to the internet sky and watching the wind take it for a spin. I felt grounded by self-knowledge and confidence, having stepped off my career path temporarily to reconsider its destination…
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Storm Season
With the recent anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on August 29th, a day that also marks the anniversary of my husband’s death by suicide, I can’t help but see parallels for those left behind in the wake of tragedy, and the communities that surround them. My husband ended his life eleven years ago. The long aftermath…
