By: Debbie Robus | 2010-06-04 | Writing & Speaking Most people would consider it irreverent - if not downright distasteful - to use the words "humorread more
By: Stella Kaye | 2010-05-28 | Writing & Speaking THE REAL FUN IN FUNERALS Although the remains of our loved ones deserve the right to internment in read more
By: Dawn Kirk | 2010-06-02 | Writing & Speaking ADVICE ON PLANNING BOTH YOUR OWN FUNERAL , AND THAT OF OTHERS. Everyone has their own views of read more
By: Jim Mcinvale | 2010-06-03 | Writing & Speaking On Death and Ceramics The mood at the gathering was a bit solemn - but then it was a funeral . Still read more
By: Suzanna Billingsley | 2010-05-30 | Writing & Speaking The first funeral I ever attended was my grandfathers when I was seven years old. What happened read more
By: Vicki Phipps | 2010-05-28 | Writing & Speaking Just because the only funeral I care to discuss or make fun of would be my own, I’d like to take read more
By: Christine Frey | 2010-06-02 | Writing & Speaking after a long illness. Coming from a large but close family and elaborate funeral was planned for the read more
By: Rick Badman | 2010-06-01 | Writing & Speaking "He looks so natural," says the woman as she passes the coffin. "It''s almost like he''s just sleeping." Hey lady, HE''S DEAD. You can shout in his ear and slap his face until your hand is numb and he won''t wake up. As the famous line goes in Star Trek: HE''S DEAD, JIM. read more
By: Cathy A Montville | 2010-06-02 | Writing & Speaking My family has always tried to find a bit of humor in almost everything we''ve had to face in life read more
By: Neal Acito | 2010-06-03 | Writing & Speaking As a hard working floral delivery guy, I deserved a good pat on the back. However, I never expected it to come from the deceased. The dearly departed in this case was Mr. read more
By: Jesse Theas | 2010-06-03 | Writing & Speaking MY AWFUL DAY AT THE FUNERAL IN THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST UNION OF GREATER METROPOLITAN GUMLOG. read more
By: Memee | 2010-06-03 | Writing & Speaking As a child I attended a grade school located next to a huge Methodist church. I am not sure which was built first because both buildings were old. The playground of my school butted up against the parking lot of the church. All students were forbidden to trespass on the church''s property. read more
By: Sylvia Outlaw | 2010-06-04 | Writing & Speaking August was once again hot and humid. Family vacations were under way. Some were traveling to the eastern beaches, others flying across the ocean to a far and distant shore. Myself, I was going nowhere. My Father had chosen not to go on the family outings that year. read more
By: Greg Jefferson | 2009-09-02 | Writing & Speaking Funeral eulogies are often one of those things that either people remember for a very long time read more
By: Greg Jefferson | 2010-01-10 | Writing & Speaking Funeral eulogies are commonly one of those things that either folk remember for a long time after read more
By: Nancy Yos | 2010-05-30 | Writing & Speaking Having been to many funerals and memorial services in the past two or three years, and having found read more
By: Colleen Mihelich | 2010-04-02 | Pets The loss of a pet can be a devastating event. Many people have a difficult time coping with the grief that comes from losing a beloved pet. This situation can be especially difficult for children because the loss of a childhood pet may be the child's first experience with death. read more
By: Jerry Cobbs | 2010-06-03 | Writing & Speaking Buried Alive in Alabama My father spent most of his career as a skilled tradesman. This means he had most of the training of an engineer, but he preferred to get down under stuff and do the actual work, rather than pilot a desk. read more
By: Anne Harrell | 2010-06-01 | Writing & Speaking Is It Good Bye Kitty Or Is It Hello Kitty It was a very windy March evening about five years ago when my cousin Kitty died unexpectedly. Kitty had been in the hospital two weeks for knee surgery when she passed away. read more
By: Thornshackle | 2010-05-29 | Relationships Funerals , as with weddings, are more about the guests than the participants. The only reason to go read more