The Luck We Carry by Ron Stempkowski

Description

Love doesn’t end. It changes shape—and stays with us.

In The Luck We Carry, Ron Stempkowski offers a deeply moving collection of personal essays that explore life in the wake of profound loss. Written over many years following the death of his husband, Ken, these reflections trace the subtle, enduring ways grief becomes part of daily existence—woven into memory, identity, and the quiet rhythms of living.

Rather than prescribing how to heal, Stempkowski simply bears witness.

Through moments both ordinary and extraordinary, he captures the texture of love that continues after absence: the echoes of partnership, the strength of chosen family, and the unexpected flashes of humor and grace that surface even in sorrow. His writing allows space for contradiction—where tenderness and pain coexist, and where remembering becomes its own kind of devotion.

These essays move fluidly between past and present, honoring what was without losing sight of what remains. In doing so, they offer a gentle but powerful truth: grief is not something to be solved or left behind, but something we carry forward—evidence of a love that mattered, and still does.

Intimate, honest, and quietly luminous, The Luck We Carry is a testament to endurance, connection, and the lasting imprint of those we love.

Book Details

Author: Ron Stempkowski
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: March 23, 2026
ISBN: 9798994185636