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Grief is a Mix Tape

Grief is a Mix Tape

The episodic nature of grief and loss

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Penny Zang
Jul 08, 2022
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Last time: The Anxiety of Waiting

gray cassette tape on yellow surface
Photo by Volodymyr Hryshchenko on Unsplash

“When we die, we will turn into songs, and we will hear each other and remember each other.”—Rob Sheffield, Love is a Mix Tape: Love and Loss, One Song at a Time

I used to want to make mix tapes for a living. Not because I know anything about music or have other technical skills. …

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