“Let’s see what you’re made of.”
The exhibit starts in a bright red antechamber. In the background is a faint throbbing noise, an incessant heartbeat. I see two dozen large red barrels bathed in red light, which represent the amount...
View ArticleAnswer Me This: After Death
What do you think happens after death? Do you believe in a heaven and hell? An afterlife? Ashes to ashes? Reincarnation? A combination? Or something else? What do you think happens after a person dies?...
View ArticleSliced
We didn’t know it, that first day of Tessa’s swim team practice in the spring of 2010, but our lives were about to be sliced in two. Before: we were consumed with the end of the school year. There were...
View ArticleOn death and dying
Would it be in bad taste to talk about death in bullet points? Should I cut to the heart of the matter? I’ve been a little choked up in my thoughts and emotions. Hang in there with my gallows humor....
View ArticleAll that’s left
About the time I started middle school (or, as we used to say, “junior high”) I had exasperated my piano teacher to the point where she decided I had to find a new teacher. I still don’t know how I...
View ArticleTime Warp Tuesday: Left Behind
Let’s see…which ultimate demise shall I choose — “by one’s own hand” or “eff-ing cancer”? I’m talking about my options for Time Warp Tuesday, the monthly blog hop offered by Kathy at Bereaved and...
View ArticleJust Say No to a Funeral Home: Exploring the Home Death Movement
What is a home death & why would a family want DIY when there are perfectly good funeral homes available? A look at an emerging trend in the death industry. The post Just Say No to a Funeral Home:...
View ArticleIn Honor of Fallen Police Officer Gordon Beesley
Officer Gordon Beesley was an amazing human being, important in our community and to my family. I hate that I have to use past tense now. The post In Honor of Fallen Police Officer Gordon Beesley...
View ArticleThe Murder & The Funeral
Officer Gordon Beesley was murdered in our community. More details have emerged about his death, and his funeral was a fitting tribute. The post The Murder & The Funeral appeared first on Lavender...
View ArticleThe Unmurder Tree
Officer Ben Gladley was murdered at the foot of a tree one summer. If the conditions became just right, could he be unmurdered that fall? The post The Unmurder Tree appeared first on Lavender Luz.
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