I have a small family. Growing up, I did not have a lot of experience with death and dying. My grandmother died when I was maybe 5. I think I must have been 16 years old when I saw my first viewing. As a rule, my family never made a big deal out of the […]
Death, Mourning & the Afterlife
Ed’s Cemetery Traveler Blog
- "Lincoln in the Bardo" - Oak Hill Cemetery February 20, 2023As I sit here in my living room typing this passage, my thirteen-year-old daughter is practicing Bach’s Prelude in C minor on our piano. I can’t help but think it would be the perfect soundtrack to George Saunders’ recent novel, Lincoln in the Bardo. The music is somber, as is the book. You may be wondering […]