Tag Archives: loss

After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: A Review of ‘Too Early to Know Who’s Winning’ by Karla Huebner

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Gabriella West

Karla Huebner’s latest book seems as if it’s the story of a friendship between two women during the harrowing Trump years. Superficially, it is, but it soon becomes clear that it’s a thinly veiled autobiographical novel about the anxieties of … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal, Reviews | Tagged aging, autobiographical fiction, feminist fiction, friendships, Health, Karla Huebner, loss, middle age, Midwest, review, stress, Too Early to Know Who's Winning, Trump Years | Leave a comment

A Tenuous Time (Two Unexpected Losses)

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Gabriella West

Seems like a weird time we’re in right now. The delta variant is upon us, and even in San Francisco, cases are rising robustly. I continue to wear my mask and am relieved that so many of my fellow SFers … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal, San Francisco, Writing | Tagged Autism, cancer, Chico, deaths, delta variant, Denise Minor, Facebook, feminist, friendship, loss, obituary, Patrick More, San Francisco State, women's lives, writing group | Leave a comment

Coronavirus Dispatch #1

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Gabriella West

Here’s how it started, at least the official story, from a site called CIDRAP (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy) that I just happened upon today on the web: “As suspected, a novel coronavirus has been identified in some … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, News, Personal, San Francisco | Tagged alienation, Bay Area, California, capitalism, coronavirus, COVID-19, crisis, death, empathy, fear, friendship, global pandemic, loss, nature, shelter in place, shortage, society, surreal, tests, Trump Administration, uncertainty | 1 Comment

“It’s OK for our hearts to be broken over the world. What else is a heart for?” ~ Joanna Macy

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Gabriella West | Leave a comment

Review: Paul McCartney, The Life by Philip Norman

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Gabriella West

Paul McCartney, The Life. Philip Norman. Kindle Edition, 2016, $15.99 I loved Philip Norman’s revealing biography of John Lennon. This hefty volume doesn’t quite match up, but that may not be Norman’s fault. McCartney has lived 36 years longer than … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged babycham night, biography, control, George Harrison, Heather Mills, Jane Asher, John Lennon, loss, paul mccartney, philip norman, review, the beatles | Leave a comment

Review: The Goldfinch

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Gabriella West

Ah, The Goldfinch… This has to be one of the books I waited the longest to read. Got it on my Kindle when it first came out, was a bit put off by the hype, started plowing into the initial … Continue reading →