On Loss and Solitude

Pamela Mandell

Ruminations on the natural cycles of life and death inspired by the bildungsroman of a life companion. The Noki Trilogy, named after the author’s canine companion, builds on casual conversations in the form of three short stories, stimulating all five senses, and exploring the depth and clarity of the perception of loss.

This Is What We Are Doing Today

Pamela Mandell

On a summer day not so long ago, my husband and I stood, our shovels in hand, on the lower edge of the sloping hill.

This Day

Pamela Mandell

It was off-season on an unusually balmy day just after Thanksgiving.

Bodies

Pamela Mandell

One early fall morning, Paul and I walked down to the beach to examine large pink slabs of flesh.