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Amy Goetzman of MinnPost interviewed me recently about my book. I talk about what makes a cemetery inviting, the phenomenon of grieving through social networks, and why I think having a place to memorialize our dead is important.
Neil Gaiman, “Our Town” and memorial benches
02 Tuesday Apr 2013
Posted in Cemeteries, Writing
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 
You know where your bench needs to be…Duluth! 🙂
I like that idea of going somewhere, too. I plan to be cremated, but I want some of my ashes at my dad’s gravestone at the Air Force Academy. And now my uncle has bought a plot in a small town in the foothills of Texas for the Bolt family, and that’s where I want some of my ashes to go, too. I think he said they put a bench there, so that family can go to sit and ponder in a small, quiet, and beautiful location. Jeri and I are going to the dedication ceremony in a couple of weeks, and I’ll sure I’ll write about it. 🙂
You’ve put some thought into this! I look forward to seeing what you write about the dedication ceremony.
Thanks for coming to my reading on Thursday night!