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Category: experiences

experiences

Forgotten

1 Oct 2019
In the movies when they show scenes with bodies long dead, they are almost always blackened corpses with mouths agape, giving expressions of horror. Scenes of white teeth gleaming against…
experiences

Safe!

10 Apr 201914 Apr 2019
It was a drizzly day, big fluffy clouds with varying shades of gray swirled overhead. The humidity hung in the air whispering of the storm that was threatening to overtake…
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Speaking of the dead

7 Nov 20187 Nov 2018
Have you ever been so tied up in an emotion you can't explain that you are close to tears, want to run as fast as you can all while feeling…
experiences…

Interviewing a mortician

1 Nov 2018
This week I am sharing a couple of cool interviews I had the honor of being a part of for Halloween. Great conversation I had with Chris and Kristina Holifield…
experiences

I ain’t afraid of no ghost!

24 Oct 2018
In all the years of being a mortician, I have never seen a ghost, at least I don’t think I have. The subject of ghosts can be tricky. Did I…
experiences

Angry

4 Oct 2018
During my morning ritual of walking into the embalming room familiarizing myself with the dead who had been brought in during the night, I was hit by a feeling of…
experiences

Side-by-side

19 Sep 201821 Sep 2018
I was informed of a husband and wife who were killed together in a car accident and our mortuary got the call. The couple had gone for a drive. Maybe…
experiences

Can I get a second opinion?

12 Sep 2018
Before I tell this story, I want you all to know that the majority of people I meet take way too much stock in Hollywood’s versions of dead bodies and…
experiences

The widow

30 Aug 2018
Her hands were clutched in front of her making small nervous motions as she walked. She was slightly bent from age like something heavy weighed upon her shoulders and her…
experiences

Today

1 Aug 20183 Aug 2018
The office is buzzing. All of us worker bees are busy getting ready for the funeral about to happen. One black suit rushes to the video recorder and makes sure…

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