Archive - Letters to My Dead Brother

Dear Reader: Why I’m Writing to My Dead Brother

On family, AIDS, death, religion. And silence.

Sep 5 • Eli Jacobs

How Did You Get It?

I needed to know

Sep 3 • Eli Jacobs

Yes, Silence = Death

Maybe I felt safe in silence

Sep 1 • Eli Jacobs

You Gave Me Little Kisses on My Head

Danny’s presence in our family grew dark.

Sep 1 • Eli Jacobs

Did I Ever See You?

I was always looking away

Sep 1 • Eli Jacobs

Our Last Photo

Danny, Eli, Moshe. March 1986

Sep 1 • Eli Jacobs

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