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A friend’s memoir now available

December 27, 2012

Read this description of Tracy Lee Karner’s new memoir and tell me it doesn’t sound intriguing 🙂 From Amazon.com: “After …

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My top 5 books of 2012

December 26, 2012

I’m reviewing my reading list from 2012 and it’s fairly pathetic. I don’t think there’s ever been a year where …

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More thoughts on the Newtown wakes

December 20, 2012

Other thoughts regarding Newtown: How many parents brought their children to the wake(s) of their classmates? I was eight years …

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Ann’s Fashion Tarot: Death

December 14, 2012

Originally posted on ann rosenquist fee:
It’s the opposite of shopping season, today, for you. It’s your time to purge. The regular…

December 7, 2012

I enjoy well-written blog posts that describe the oh-so-personal thoughts that come out of grief.

Community, Part 2

December 1, 2012

In November I wrote a short post that revolved around the notion of community. I consider community an integral part …

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A digital friend comes to life

October 21, 2012

This is me and my friend Stacy, who authors the Down to Earth Digs blog. It’s so great to meet …

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Busting myths about the five stages of grief

October 18, 2012

I need this book. The short review in ObitMag intrigued me. Apparently, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ famous five stages of grief (denial, …

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Ngaben, Death the Balinese way …

September 20, 2012

Great insights and photos from a Balinese cremation ceremony.

1970s redux on film

September 3, 2012

I’m excited about a couple of upcoming movies that address issues of import in the 1970s. One is The Company You …

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