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“From a Train Window”
Nature reminds us that death is part of her poetryWhen I was fourteen, my family went on a vacation to Ireland. We drove through the much-too-small roads in a much-too-big rental car: a Mercedes van that seated ten. […]
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Shine On Brightly: The Art of Reverence
Shine On Brightly offers artist-created cremation vessels and custom memorial art pieces to honor the deceased. Their mission states: “We believe that art has the power to heal, to unite, […]
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An Interview with Jerrigrace Lyons
Jerrigrace Lyons is a family funeral guide and educator—one of the original pioneers of the home funeral movement. She is a founding member of the Home Funeral Alliance, and the […]
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A Memory in a Bottle
A message in a bottle seems like a thing of fantasy, romance. But, people still give it a shot, tuck a note into a bottle, toss it into the waiting […]
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The Unknown Shore
Sometime at Eve when the tide is low I shall slip my moorings and sail away With no response to a friendly hail In the silent hush of the twilight […]
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Designer Plays with the Big Questions
The work of designer Sebastian Errazuriz addresses the big issues of life and death, sometimes with a whimsical and charming style, and sometimes with an elegance and simplicity, always posing […]
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An Interview with Annie Leigh
Annie’s diverse artistic background and spirituality ultimately lead her to create Eco-Urns, her UK based biodegradable urn business. Today, Annie creates thoughtful, unique and sustainable urns ranging from simple ceramic […]
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Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 by David Yates
A film about sacrifice, loss, and the final confrontation between life, death, and legacyWith the last Harry Potter movie released to theaters, it seems that this saga has finally reached its end. For the biggest Potter fans (me included), a feeling of loss […]
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Grief, Loss, and the End-of-Life Experience in the Age of the Tweet
“Here it is. I’m dead…” Earlier this year, Derek Miller published to his blog a farewell post—the day after his death. Before this, Miller had been blogging about his fight […]
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