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  • “Cremation (Ashes to Ashes)”The late singer of the Velvet Underground grieves on the album “Magic and Loss"

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    Erin Fleming

    “Cremation (Ashes to Ashes)”
    The late singer of the Velvet Underground grieves on the album “Magic and Loss”

  • An Interview with Sherri Lynn Wood

    An Interview with Sherri Lynn Wood

    I first discovered the craft of passage quilting just a few months ago when I featured artist Sherri Lynn Wood here at SevenPonds, and I was very excited to invite […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • “Imperfect Endings”A personal memoir that explores assisted dying, family relationships, and the emotional realities of end-of-life decisions

    “Imperfect Endings”
    A personal memoir that explores assisted dying, family relationships, and the emotional realities of end-of-life decisions

    Zoe Carter’s busy life on the West Coast with her husband and daughters and an unfinished mystery novel are put on hold when her glamorous and stubborn mother, Margaret, decides […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • How to Make a Will

    How to Make a Will

    One of the most vital end-of-life tasks is deciding what will happen with your estate after you’ve died. This can be a daunting undertaking, but with a little bit of planning, the burden of this task can be reduced. By learning how to make a will well ahead of the end-of-life, you can lighten the…

    Dana Sitar

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  • “Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other.”

    Kelly Larsen

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  • “On My First Son”Ben Jonson's touching elegy is both tragic and optimistic

    “On My First Son”
    Ben Jonson’s touching elegy is both tragic and optimistic

    We’re all familiar with Shakespeare, but a lesser known contemporary of his is Ben Jonson, whose plays were more focused on satire. As comical as his stage plays were, however, […]

    Kelly Larsen

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  • Farewell Chapel at Teharje, Slovenia

    Farewell Chapel at Teharje, Slovenia

    When asked to design a Farewell Chapel in Teharje, Slovenia, Ljubljana-based firm Architektura Krušec created a structure that looks deliberately un-unified. Its roof appears to float above the structure, disconnected, […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • “Goodbye Solo”A Fascinating and Ultimately Uplifting film providing an exploration of Loneliness and a Decision for Death

    “Goodbye Solo”
    A Fascinating and Ultimately Uplifting film providing an exploration of Loneliness and a Decision for Death

    We never know very much about the two principal characters in Goodbye Solo, a 2009 film by Ramin Bahrani. We learn more about them in the five-minute opening sequence than […]

    Antal Polony

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  • “Death is caused by swallowing small amounts of saliva over a long period of time.”

    Kelly Larsen

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  • A Readiness to Die

    A Readiness to Die

    “Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.” -G.K. Chesterton Tomorrow, America and many countries around the […]

    Dana Sitar

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