Losing my wife of 45 years inspired me to write "Widower to Widower," to help others to survive this gut wrenching experience. The death of my father and step-father at a young age did not prepare me for the pain and emotional turmoil I experienced when my wife, Theresa, died in 2015 after a yearlong bout with uterine cancer. I was encouraged by therapists and fellow widowers to put my grief journey into words to help myself and others going through the same situation. "Widower to Widower" is built around a series of blogs I wrote during the first year after my wife's passing. Extensive research, lessons learned, discussions with grief counselors, and conversations with many fellow widowers (often while facilitating a Men's Grief Group I helped to found) helped me to create a unique approach to writing about the challenges facing widowers in their first year of grieving. My prior writing experience includes newsletters, articles, grant applications, and materials written for community members, government, and nonprofit organizations.