Clare Simons

Clare Simons is aging gracefully and awaiting further instructions from the universe. She was the press person and gatekeeper to the stories of the terminally ill patient-plaintiffs defending Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act in the U.S. Supreme Court. Her memoir Devoted - Faith, Doubt & Muddling Through nears completion. Spirituality & Health Magazine, Manifest Station and The Official Muhammad Ali Webiste have published her stories.

Shiva’s Tears

A mongoose scurried along the mossy rock wall, darted under a pile of wood and dashed in front of my feet in search of tasty vermin. Its beady eyes glared up at me as if to say, “Entrance not for everybody.” The lumberyard stocked cremation woods heisted by timber smugglers from endangered forests, carried by porters, hauled by lorry drivers, and sold on the black market with bribes paid at every junction.
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