Contents
Sunday Mourning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Dumb Sh*% People Say . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
I'm the White Elephant in the Room? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Ring on the Right Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
The Cruelest Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Meltdowns & Melanoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Fight or Flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Travel as Prozac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
(Not) Home for the Holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Lost & Found in Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Thanks for the Memories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Striped Shirts & Epitaphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Waking Up in Havana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Heart-Shaped Gratitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Tré Miller Rodríguez was born in California and lives in New York City. An award-winning copywriter and UC Berkeley graduate, her essays have appeared in Manhattan Magazine, and on The Daily Beast and WhiteElephantInTheRoom.com. This is her first book.
“Story of a woman turning grief into courage...Blogospheric
immediacy charges the book's pages. At once touching and shockingly
stark...Gripping, real.” —Publishers Weekly
“No other book entangles romance and grief in such an urgent and
beautiful way. Tré Miller Rodríguez writes as she lives: with
breathless poise, unmatched style and fierce bravery.”
—Claire Bidwell Smith, author of The Rules of Inheritance
“Splitting the Difference is a story of love and loss told with
flair, ballsy bravado and unflinching honesty.”
—Susan Shapiro, author of 5 Men Who Broke My Heart
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