The challenge with reading Donna Hoke’s Life Lines is that you want to jump ahead because you can’t wait to see how the story unfolds. Should a mother read her dead son’s journal? “All I have to do is open the book and you are right here.” What an impossible choice. Who couldn’t relate to wanting to discover every last knowable moment of a late loved one’s life? I missed seeing this play performed but grateful to have had the chance to read it.

A powerful piece on grief and the enormous need to absorb any small part of those we lost, but in love we honor their memory. Beautiful work.

An immensely powerful 10-minute play! LIFE LINES immediately sets the stage as grieving parents receive a box of their late son's belongings. Donna Hoke so perfectly weaves the pain and loss through each line of dialogue. Wonderfully written! I would love to see this performed!