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Tag Archives: Death and Dying
A Poet Picks Up His Late Father’s Dry Cleaning
"Charity" by poet Kevin Young
Poet Kevin Young’s collection “Book of Hours” features poems about the death of his late father interspersed with poems about the birth of his son. The poems are reflections on these seminal events that so dramatically influenced the lens through which … Continue reading
How Do you Move Forward After Causing Accidental Death Or Injury?
An interview with Maryann Gray, Part One
Maryann Gray is a social psychologist and educator. She is also what she calls a CADI (Causing Accidental Death or Injury). In 1977, when she was 22 years old, an eight-year-old boy darted out in front of her car and was … Continue reading
“The Unwinding of the Miracle” by Julie Yip-Williams
A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After
Learning to Die Means Learning to Live “Dying has taught me a great deal about living,” says Julie Yip-Williams in her book, “The Unwinding of the Miracle: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After.” Hers is the … Continue reading
Yosemite’s Camp 4 Memorializes Rock Climber Raffi Bedayn
Camp 4 honors the Yosemite legend with a memorial bench
Until now, Camp 4 was the only camp in Yosemite National Park that didn’t require reservations. Instead, the camp operated on a first come, first served basis, with some lining up all day, and sometimes the night before, for a spot. … Continue reading
Toyo Ito’s Meiso No Mori Funeral Hall
Japanese architect Toyo Ito's beautiful crematorium provides a place for quiet reflection
Japanese architect Toyo Ito, known for his conceptual architecture, designed the Meiso No Mori (Forest of Meditation) Crematorium in a garden cemetery in Kakamigahara, a town with a population of 150,000 in the Gifu Prefecture of Japan. Completed in 2006, Meiso … Continue reading
“No Happy Endings” by Nora McInerny
A memoir about building a new life while grieving the old
Nora McInerny’s “No Happy Endings” reflects on the complexity of finding love after loss and creating a second chapter after tragedy strikes and forcibly ends the first. In 2017, McInerny published a memoir called “It’s Okay To Laugh: (Crying Is … Continue reading
