I have written this announcement a dozen times. Each draft was too polite. Too censored. I deleted words like “devastated” because they felt dramatic. I replaced “I am drowning” with “I am adjusting.” I wrote “in loving memory” when I really wanted to scream “in loving agony.”
My new address/phone/voicemail is [change]. I’m not ready for social events, but I am ready for [one thing: letters, silent walks, groceries left on porch]. atid566decensoredwidow sad announcement m new
I haven’t been able to say this out loud, but [Name] died [time ago]. I am a widow. I am devastated. I am also, to my confusion, still here. I have written this announcement a dozen times
We had no children. Just us. And now just me. I deleted words like “devastated” because they felt
No more censorship. This is the decensored version.
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