I’m just going to say it — Art surrounding natural burial can be tacky. “End of Life Shamans” who come to your house and burn incense and decorate your cardboard casket with…
February 10, 2012 | Blog
Posts By: caitlin
Fortnight Journal: Death & We Three
CLICK HERE for a new piece written for Fortnight Journal.
February 6, 2012 | Blog
Over my Decomposed Body
I am asked quite frequently about the “Body Farm,” the research facility at the University of Tennessee where they study rates of decomposition of the human body. The research helps them determine…
February 5, 2012 | Blog
Republican Primary Yays & Nays (Death Edition)
It’s been a weird week in death news for the Republican Presidential candidates. Normally I wouldn’t bring politics into the deathblog, but each of these stories is bonkers in its own way…
January 29, 2012 | Blog
Embalm (“sort of like being in porn”)
Mortician’s note: Sarah Wambold is the thing. THE. THING. I spent a day with her in Austin this month and we are morticianly kindred spirits of the highest order. Sarah shares many…
January 26, 2012 | Essays // Essays by Contributors
Green Burial for a Fallen Comrade
Saturday evening, David found a dead bird on the window seat of his cabin. It was late, so he tossed it into grass. The next day, believing that a fallen comrade should…
January 24, 2012 | Blog
Pretty Picture Show for Fortnight Journal
New piece for Fortnight Journal on the art of the medieval macabre as it shows up in modern art. It’s 12 slides but it could have been 900. Restraint in 2012! Click…
January 23, 2012 | Blog
Lazy Sunday DethLinx
People have been sending me magical death links by the damn truckload in recent months. Since it’s Sunday I thought I’d feature my favorites from the week. Vintage Morgan Freeman enjoys a…
January 22, 2012 | Blog
Guest Post: How to Send A Viking to Valhalla
Mortician’s Note: Look who’s back, everyone. It’s the near flawless Susie Kahlich, vigilante for all that is creative and primal and borderline illegal in the death world. In other words, my hero. …
January 20, 2012 | Essays // Essays by Contributors
More Ridiculous Coverage in Awesomeville Internettown
Oh look, here I am hanging out on Jezebel.com again. As I said on my facebook, you’d think the bloom would be off the Gawker Media rose by now. But boy howdy…
January 19, 2012 | Blog
If you’re trollin’ Ask a Mortician comments…
Of course you aren’t trollin’ the Ask a Mortician comments. You are a real person with real things going on. But I think this is worth sharing. Most funeral professionals have been…
January 17, 2012 | Blog
Ask a Mortician, Episode the Fifth
CLICK HERE for some hot off the presses Ask a Mortician corpse info magic.
January 17, 2012 | Blog