The ways of memorializing our loved ones after they die are changing, and that should come as no surprise to anyone. The introduction of the Internet, and the resulting reduction in print media, has caused in a shift from traditional print obituaries to online versions. And, it’s made it possible for people to do so [...]
The End of Print Obituaries
Bidding Farewell to the Touchstones of My Childhood By Kim Stacey I turned 56 this past June; rather a startling fact for me to face, that’s for sure. Why is it, at 23, we can never really imagine ourselves turning 56? Don’t we realize the simple truth that, every year, we’ve grown older? We’ve changed [...]
A Darned Good Read: How to Make an Obituary Inspirational
The Victorians had a wonderful pastime. They would stroll in the evenings or Sunday afternoons, along the walkways between the graves of their cemeteries. They’d read the inscriptions on the monuments and headstones; inscriptions left by the deceased, meant to instruct, educate, or mollify the readers; to caution them that death awaited them too; that [...]
