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View ArticleA book about corpses? Sure, why not?
So yeah, this is a book that excites me. #funerals #corpses #death #arentiafungirl A photo posted by Rachael Hanel (@rachael_hanel) …Continue reading →
View ArticleSpider-Man, you have my sympathy
My friend’s son made this and she shared it with me. Here’s the description: “Rachael, Lex made this cemetery scene. …Continue reading →
View ArticleFrench-Belgian WWI memorial, Assistens Cemetery, Copenhagen
I recently visited a friend in Copenhagen for a whirlwind 40 hours, and for about an hour of that time …Continue reading →
View ArticleWould I get in? A visit to a Jewish cemetery in Munich
A new city, a new cemetery to visit. While in Munich, I wanted to visit a Jewish cemetery. I live …Continue reading →
View ArticleA visit to Dachau
I’m still trying to process my visit to the Dachau concentration camp on February 28. I actually don’t want to …Continue reading →
View ArticleToday, we see dark
I remember when Jacob Wetterling went missing. I was a freshman at Waseca High School and one day in October, …Continue reading →
View ArticleThe quiet death of Neil Peart
“I can’t pretend a stranger/ is a long-awaited friend” –Neil Peart, “Limelight” The death of Neil Peart, the mastermind lyricist …Continue reading →
View ArticleWe’ve been here before. What lessons does the 1918 influenza pandemic hold...
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my great-grandparents, Mary and Vincent Zimny, because they died in the 1918 influenza …Continue reading →
View ArticleNew York Times, you missed the ball on this one
Obviously there are more than seven films that address the topic of children and grief. But there are two that …Continue reading →
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