20 documentaries about death and dying
Nonfics.com posted a list of 20 documentaries about death and dying. How many have you seen? Any others you’d add …
Category Archives: Grief
One memoir I’m looking forward to reading
I recently saw this announcement on Publisher’s Marketplace: Memoir Mother of Dylan Klebold, one of Columbine High School shooters, Sue …
If a man is buried and no one is there to see it, did he really die?
Imagine this: Your son has died, but you know only when. You don’t know where he died, or how. He …
You might like What Dreams May Come if…
I watched the Robin Williams film What Dreams May Come last night, the first time since my initial viewing of it …
One Robin Williams movie many are forgetting
In all the “favorite movie” lists that have come out since Robin Williams died, I haven’t heard anyone pick What Dreams …
How do you dream about the dead?
The other night I had what is known as a “visitation dream.” I don’t dream about the dead often, but …
What happens when a teen takes charge of grief?
You can wallow in grief after a parent dies and feel alone, or you can try to pull together with …
An unexpected place to find beauty
A recent blog post by uber-popular funeral director Caleb Wilde (author of “Confessions of a Funeral Director”) resonated with me. …
Death doesn’t stop commerce
On Sunday, the Minneapolis StarTribune reprinted an op-ed that first appeared in the New York Times on July 12. The …
Avoid talking about death, and you get “The Fault in Our Stars”
On a recent weekend getaway, I read The Fault in Our Stars, a young adult novel that is now the latest …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 