Since I’m holed up in my remote writer’s cabin slowly going MAD (mad, I say) this December, there is no chance to record a traditional Ask a Mortician. My apologies. In an…
December 3, 2012 | Blog
Baking With Ashes: Revisited
As die-hard (that’s right, *DIE*-hard) Ask a Mortician watchers know, in Episode Four I attempted to bake faux cremated remains into a chocolate cake, to test whether or not it was possible…
November 28, 2012 | Blog
New Ask a Mortician Episode- SCIENCE
Scientific Body Donation– total dystopian creepfest or the modern way to go? That, my friends, is up to you as you choose your own post-mortem adventure!
November 27, 2012 | Blog
Tropical Mortician Is All Like, “Aloha!”
As I announced last month, I am writing a book. But, as it turns out, when you sign up to write a book, they make you actually write it. Curses, publisher! I’m…
November 26, 2012 | Blog
The Best Little Death Exhibit in London
The title of this blog is a reference to the 1982 Burt Reynolds & Dolly Parton movie The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. I won’t get into the plot , since it…
November 16, 2012 | Blog
Order Affiliates
I announced this morning that there have been seven new members added to the Order of the Good Death. Visit them here on the Order Member Page Lindsey Fitzharris, Megan Rosenbloom,…
November 15, 2012 | Blog
Deathling to Watch: Mortuary School Blogueuse
Two years ago, when I got a rare email on the Order of the Good Death account, I was thrilled. Someone wants to talk to ME?! About DEATH?@! A zillion hurrahs! Since…
November 12, 2012 | Blog
“Just how bad is traditional burial?”
Now, sometimes I can just be plum naive about the world. For example, it wouldn’t occur to me that the answer to the question: “Just how bad is traditional burial?” would be…
November 7, 2012 | Blog
Happy Death-iversary!
November 3rd is the one year anniversary of the Ask a Mortician series! Episode one was released one year ago today. I can’t believe it’s already been a year. Ridiculous. I’m going…
November 3, 2012 | Blog
Salon Profile
Gaahhh, it’s so much easier to slap these things up on the facebook or twitter. But I know that some of you exclusively visit the Order website. I should be better. Curses…
November 3, 2012 | Blog
Dia de los BLOGtos
Dia de los Muertos (or Day of the Dead, for us gringos) is the best holiday of the year. It has all the food and presents and dressing up that make big…
November 2, 2012 | Blog
Memento Maury
Well, this is something I really wish I had thought of. The crude but perfect blend of current pop culture and archaic death theory. I used to watch Maury with my roommate…
November 1, 2012 | Blog