What's happened, happened: Science Fiction and Grief
Note to the reader: This post includes a lot of science fiction themes and may be unsuitable for linear thinkers. Just kidding- you should read it anyway. 😜 It is hard to believe, but as August sets in, we are only weeks away from the 1 yr anniversary of Liam's death. There are days when I hold my breath as I open Facebook because I know I will be invited to relive the weeks and days leading up to that wretched weekend. And like any parent who wishes things had gone differently, I begin to pick apart those days and moments, wondering if perhaps I could have done something that would have altered the course of his future. The answer is neither yes nor no- the alternative endings live only in a foggy space in my mind. As a great lover of literature, specifically Science Fiction (SF), I have been processing my grief through that lens recently. This confession may turn me into a nerdy caricature of myself in the eyes of my readers, but I don't mind. Regardless if yo...