Essays and Reflections
A selection of essays offering short-form reflections
on death, dying, grief, and presence
We Are Living, We Are Dying
By Virginia Chang, Ph.D.
LIFE, DEATH, AND MEMORY
The Garden Journal, Issue 10
January 2026
My Things Are of No Use at Death
By Virginia Chang, Ph.D.
HEIRLOOM
Soul Artist Journal
Autumn 2025
The Body Will Die
By Virginia Chang, Ph.D.
RITES
Soul Artist Journal
Summer 2025
Honoring Death
By Virginia Chang, Ph.D.
Medium
January 8, 2025
The Chance to Say Goodbye... or Not
By Virginia Chang, Ph.D.
Crossroads Blog
Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine
September 9, 2022
A Body in Motion
By Virginia Chang, Ph.D.
Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine
Spring 2022
Finalist for the 2022 Paul Kalanithi Writing Award
Becoming an Empty Vessel
By Virginia Chang, Ph.D.
INELDA Notes for the Journey Newsletter
Spring 2022
How End-of-Life Doulas Help Ease the Final Transition
By Virginia Chang, Ph.D.
Scientific American
June 2021
Virginia would like to acknowledge the following organizations for their
generous funding and for fostering environments of creativity and deep thoughts.
She is grateful for their support in nurturing her craft as a writer.
Arteles Creative Center
Silence Awareness Existence Residency
Cultivate
La Baldi Residency
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
Artists Residency
Craigardan
Literary Arts Residency
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill & Edgewood Farm
Artist-in-Residence
VCCA France le Moulin à Nef
Artists Residency