Dawne RichardsWhat If You’d Reached for My Hand Instead of the Gun?Photo by Anna Shvets from Pexels5 min read·Apr 7, 2021----
Dawne RichardsI Wish My Husband Had Dropped Dead on the Tennis Court[NOTE: If you’re struggling, please get help. Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1–800–273–8255.]3 min read·Jun 16, 2020--2--2
Dawne RichardsShould I Set the Flowers on Fire?The flowers arrived a day early, on a Monday, now my least favorite day of the week. It was also the 17th, now my least favorite day of…3 min read·Feb 17, 2020----
Dawne RichardsHow to Choose a “Happy Birthday” Card After a TragedyI ran into Walgreen’s for my favorite lipstick, one I just bought last week to replace the one I’d lost; I’d actually already replaced it…3 min read·Nov 25, 2019----
Dawne RichardsCan Thrifting Save You More Than Money?I’ve always been acquisitive, scoffing at the plethora of research that shows that experiences are more valuable than things.3 min read·Nov 13, 2019----
Dawne RichardsHow Dare YouEarly this morning, these words spilled out of my mind, almost faster than I could write them down. Surviving the suicide of a spouse is a…4 min read·Oct 4, 2019--4--4
Dawne RichardsYou’ll be Tested for Gunshot ResidueGSR: Gunshot residue. You’ll be tested for this, because law enforcement must ensure that what they see in front of them is the truth. It…5 min read·Jul 8, 2019--1--1
Dawne RichardsThe Best Things About Small-Town AmericaI’m writing this in early December, in a small town in Louisiana. I’m here to spend a few days with my daughter (not the one with the…6 min read·Dec 13, 2018--1--1
Dawne RichardsFrom New Year’s Day to the Ides of MarchBorn on New Year’s Day, Rocky died on the Ides of March. Named “Hercules” at birth, my father legally became “Rocky” shortly after serving…1 min read·Dec 13, 2018----