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Dying To Get There: Travel and Grief
It'll make a good story, promise
Dec 13, 2025
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Callum Macauley-Murdoch
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Lessons in Scattering Ashes
Nothing quite prepares you for the moment your dad is handed to you in a pot.
Sep 14, 2025
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Callum Macauley-Murdoch
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No cards or presents, please
Today, I’d have called dad to say happy father’s day.
Jun 15, 2025
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Callum Macauley-Murdoch
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#10: Hospice as Home
The end of dad’s life was characterised by a series of Wednesdays.
May 11, 2025
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Callum Macauley-Murdoch
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Exploring The Complicated Relationship Between Meditation and Grief
Dad started meditating in the weeks after he was diagnosed.
Jan 18, 2025
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#8 GRIEF: The First Christmas
When I was thirteen I had a paper round.
Dec 25, 2024
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#7: Spirituality and Health Anxiety: Searching for Peace After Loss
There’s a certain logic to health anxiety after watching an aggressive cancer unfold.
Dec 7, 2024
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Callum Macauley-Murdoch
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#6: Why Talking About Grief Matters
“I hope this grief stays with me...”
Nov 9, 2024
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#5 GRIEF: MASKS & SHIELDS
“It’s an American tradition designed to make money, like Valentine’s Day.”
Nov 2, 2024
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Callum Macauley-Murdoch
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#4 GRIEF: DIMENSIONS
Lately death has had an odd effect on my perceived reality.
Oct 19, 2024
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#3 GRIEF: THREE IN A MEN A BOAT
“I’m not dead yet.”
Oct 12, 2024
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Callum Macauley-Murdoch
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#2 GRIEF: THE CAVE
Dad cut his lip open on my 10th birthday.
Oct 5, 2024
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Callum Macauley-Murdoch
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#1 GRIEF: A NIGHTMARE IN PARADISE
“I bet you can’t guess our age.”
Sep 28, 2024
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Callum Macauley-Murdoch
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The Write Way Up
Sep 21, 2024
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Dying to Get There
After the unexpected death of my dad, I came here to try to make some sense of it all. I write about grief, mental health and travel.
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