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Author Archives: Christopher Hewitt (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
“Dreams Old Men Dream” by the Cold War Kids
Cold War Kids on aging, memory, love, loss and dreams
Through what kaleidoscope of memory does an aging mind perceive the world? Does each change of light conjure some long lost scene? In the lyrics to “Dreams Old Men Dream” by Cold War Kids, a day spent digging hands in the … Continue reading
“Sonnet” by Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop's images in "Sonnet" makes the end of life a release into joy
Is the end of life best imagined as a climactic release? Although not explicitly about death, Elizabeth Bishop’s poem “Sonnet” all but dramatizes it as a swift vault from captivity to liberation as the poem depicts the soul’s gleeful escape from “caught” (1) … Continue reading
”Waking or asleep, / Thou of death must deem / Things more true and deep / Than we mortals dream, / Or how could thy notes flow in such a crystal stream?”
–Percy Bysshe Shelley, from "To a Skylark"
Read the full poem here. More from A Right of Passage: Memorial Songs: “Casimir Pulaski Day” by Sufjan Stevens “So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, so long lives this, and this gives life to thee.” Memorial … Continue reading
Alarming Data on the Dangers of Blogging
XKCD's findings on the risks we take here at SevenPonds
More from Laughter is Medicine: What if you met your best friend at a funeral? Some People Just Don’t Get Death Grand Theft Auto: The Emily Dickinson Edition
What is integrative massage therapy? An interview with Christine Brusati
Christine Brusati shares her experiences with massage therapy in hospitals
Today SevenPonds speaks with Christine Brusati from Sage Hands, a massage therapy service based in San Francisco and Marin. A massage practitioner since 2005, she first studied at both World School of Massage and the Holistic Healing Arts and Diamond … Continue reading
Corruption and Incompetence in the Coroner’s Office
Many coroners do not provide quality end of life investigation
Massively controversial but often overlooked is the institution of the coroner. Inherited from Great Britain back in colonial days, the position originated as the King’s investigator who kept track of deaths and, more importantly, collected some last death taxes. Today … Continue reading
