Two thoughts about Newtown
After simply just trying to process what happened in Newtown, CT (which cannot be processed–you only can try), after reading …
Category Archives: Cemeteries
Lambs and pinwheels and balloons
From my memoir: “Woodville is the only cemetery Dad and I work in with a section just for babies. It’s …
Cemeteries in the spotlight
Today we celebrate Veterans’ Day by honoring those who have served and continue to serve in the U.S. armed forces. …
Traipsing through the cemetery, collecting names
Occasionally I’ll be trolling the Web to bring you national and international stories that relate to cemeteries, funerals, etc. If …
Some questions about gravedigging
On Tuesday I spoke to about 25 students in Dr. Don Ebel’s Sociology of Death class at MSU-Mankato. I gave …
What do you think?
This is what the University of Minnesota Press team has created for my book cover. Look for it in bookstores …
“Lay Some Flowers On My Grave”
This photo was among many collected by a great-aunt of my husband’s. My interest in cemeteries had led me to …
Famous residents, living and dead (but mostly, dead)
In 2003 I went to a writing conference at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. For a workshop assignment, …
What she said
One of the writers I most admire in the world, Nicole Helget, posted this to my Facebook timeline on Sunday: …
Do you collect “the dark”?
“I see beauty in the ugly,” Richard Harris says in this Chronicle of Higher Education article, “A Healthy Mania …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 