Stages of Pre-Bereavement
A new medical procedure has the ability to resurrect the dead...but not for long. How do you grieve for someone who is still alive? How can you continue to go about your daily life?
"Stages of Pre-Bereavement" is a 2,600 word short story. It was originally published in the 2023 anthology Darkness Blooms, edited by Alin Walker and Monica Louzon.
Cover photo: Alexander Krivitskiy.
Content warning: death of a spouse, grief, depression, suicidal ideation
The story can be downloaded as a PDF and EPUB (generic and device-specific versions are available).