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Author Archives: Zoë Byrne (Editor in Chief, SevenPonds)
The Traditional Funeral Food Superstitions and Customs of France’s Brittany Region
An exploration into the various traditional superstitions and customs surrounding funeral food for the Bretons in France
The Breton people from the Brittany region in northwestern France possess many fascinating traditional superstitions and customs when it comes to food and its significance with deaths and funerals. Brittany’s beliefs about death can be traced back to their Celtic … Continue reading
Monday Hearts for Madalene
It need not be Valentine's Day for Page Hodel to create the most beautiful hearts in an ongoing celebration of love
Be Mine Forever – Happy Valentines Day! It’s an honor for SevenPonds to share with our readers the story of the Monday Hearts for Madalene project, a true account of the power of love in the midst of death. The project’s origins take us … Continue reading
One Sexist Obituary of a Famous Female Author Leads to a Humorous Trending Topic on Twitter
The obituary of Australian novelist Colleen McCullough, best known for The Thorn Birds, focuses more on her looks than her talents and spawns a series of fellow writers’ hilarious tweets about what their obituaries would be if the same happened to them
Regardless of what gender we identify ourselves as, we would hope that our obituaries would steer clear from sexist remarks about our physical appearances and focus instead on our personal and professional accomplishments. Sadly, in the case of best-selling author … Continue reading
Monday Hearts for Madalene
Page Hodel creates the most beautiful hearts in an ongoing celebration of love
Loving You Was the Greatest Gamble I Ever Made in Life! It’s an honor for SevenPonds to share with our readers the story of the Monday Hearts for Madalene project, a true account of the power of love in the midst of death. The … Continue reading
Why Does It Seem Like Everyone Has Cancer?
George Johnson, a former New York Times editor and reporter, analyzes why it seems likes everyone has cancer
In a recent article in the Sunday Review section of The New York Times, former editor and reporter George Johnson reflected on how “when the government publishes its Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, it is followed … Continue reading
