Janice ErlbaumEmotional Survival Strategies for the Anthropocene Extinction, Part OneOr, Why the End of the World Isn’t the End of the World10 min read·Aug 21, 2023----
Janice Erlbaum[NINE] Closure isn’t an on-off switch.I’d planned to write so much more. I wanted to catalog all the things I regret doing and saying, things I’d do so much differently now if I…3 min read·Jul 12, 2021----
Janice Erlbaum[EIGHT] I forced myself to accept that you were gone.I forced myself to accept that you were gone.3 min read·Jul 10, 2021----
Janice Erlbaum(SEVEN) Where did you go? Why did you leave me?Where did you go? Why did you leave me?5 min read·Jun 29, 2021----
Janice Erlbaum(SIX) Was I okay? I was not.A few hours later, you texted me back.4 min read·Jun 28, 2021----
Janice Erlbaum(FIVE) I was about to berate myself some more. I’m sorry you missed it.I was about to berate myself some more. I’m sorry you missed it. I was going to say, I know that this “trauma” your sudden absence caused…4 min read·Jun 24, 2021----
Janice Erlbaum(FOUR) I got the call with the news of my mother’s sudden deathLet me tell you the story of what you missed.4 min read·Jun 21, 2021----
Janice Erlbaum(THREE) Hit nerp nebba frebba nip nit.If it seems backwards to castigate myself for someone else’s hurtful actions, then I’m the 2002 Missy Elliot track “Work It.” Hit nerp…3 min read·Jun 21, 2021----
Janice Erlbaum(TWO) I wanted to be the person you called when you didn’t want to talk to anybody.I always used to think of you as one of those trendy new restaurants in Brooklyn that only has, like, six tables, and it’s only open on…2 min read·Jun 16, 2021----