"His Final Act of Kindness" by Linda Freudenberger
– daddy would love that
During the uncomfortable questions to the donor’s spouse, family members lost their composure.
Linda Freudenberger resides in Lexington, Kentucky, with her Westie, Clancy, a certified therapy dog. She began writing in 2017 after the loss of her husband by enrolling at the Author Academy at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning. Her stories “The Call” and “In the Hollers” have appeared in anthologies of the Personal Story Publishing Project and her essays in the online grief site opentohope.com. She completed the year-long Poetry Gauntlet at the Carnegie Center by writing 112 poems and is currently writing a manuscript about a fictional teahouse.
Author’s Talk
Linda Freudenberger
“His final act of kindness” cane about from a writing prompt from a writing class at the Carnegie Center for literacy and learning. We were asked to write a story about someone’s act of kindness. My mind drifted to the night we got the call about my husband’s sudden death and how it all unfolded. I am working on a book of poetry about struggling with grief and moving forward with my life and a fictional book about a tearoom, the many characters, connections and every chapter has a recipe that weaves its way into the chapter.
