Category Archives: Death & Dying

IT WAS THE THIRD OF JUNE… Still Haunting

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Mollie Hunt

For the past few years I’ve written a tribute post on this day to one of the most haunting songs of my youth. I was 15 when  Bobbie Gentry’s 1967 Southern Gothic ballad “Ode to Billie Joe” came out on … Continue reading →

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2022 DAY ONE-FINISHED MY MEMOIR!

Posted on January 1, 2022 by Mollie Hunt

  It’s the first day of a brand new year! I didn’t do it on purpose, but this morning I finished the second draft of my memoir, THERE’S A CAT HAIR IN MY MASK: How Cats Helped Me Through Unprecedented Times and … Continue reading →

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IT WAS THE THIRD OF JUNE…

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Mollie Hunt

It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day. I was out choppin’ cotton and my brother was balin’ hay… Today is June third. I’ve posted before about the enigmatic ballad sung by Bobbie Gentry back in the … Continue reading →

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HOW WE GRIEVE

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Mollie Hunt

For Bear, Roman, Gracie, and all the others, gone too soon. It is in our nature as humans to dismiss death until it stands up and hits us in the face. Yet there is no escaping it. These past few … Continue reading →

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POEM: SAD RAIN

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Mollie Hunt

Damn the rain.  Today it is too much.  God’s tears, yes,  Mingle with our own  As more death  Takes ones we love,  Leaving only a cold companion,  Grief.    Written originally for Leslie, Patty, and Patricia, who have recently lost … Continue reading →

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IT WAS THE THIRD OF JUNE, ANOTHER SLEEPY, DUSTY DELTA DAY…

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Mollie Hunt

  It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day. I was out choppin’ cotton and my brother was balin’ hay…   Today is June third, and when an online friend posted those lyrics on Facebook, the enigmatic … Continue reading →

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GRIEF AND THE CIRCLE GAME

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Mollie Hunt

****Warning: This is not a happy post. Art by Qakie   I’ve been off the grid. You may have noticed, but probably not. That’s okay. If you’re anything like me, social media is a constant, incoming tide of information, ideas, … Continue reading →

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THREE PICTURES

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Mollie Hunt

  I’m looking at a picture of my parents. My father in a plaid shirt and turtleneck, standing arms across his chest, smiling. My mother sitting, outside somewhere, the green of grass for background. Legs crossed ladylike, cigarette in hand. … Continue reading →

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TINKERBELLE REMEMBERS: The Finding of a Therapy Cat

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Mollie Hunt

  TINKERBELLE REMEMBERS: A series about Tinkerbelle, Registered Pet Partner Therapy Cat (retired) and our journey together 1. Before. When I took the scraggly, emaciated, sickly old cat into foster from the shelter, I knew right away there was something different … Continue reading →

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CAT POETRY 2 – Do Cats Dream

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Mollie Hunt

    Do cats dream? Do old cats leap and play as in their kitten days? Do crippled cats run the hills on unfettered legs? Do indoor cats prowl the jungle wilds? In their dreams, are sick cats whole again? … Continue reading →

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