Cemeteries and Libations: Adventures in New Orleans
A few days ago I returned from a wonderful, sweltering New Orleans trip with my best friend. It was our
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Sailor’s Formalin: Bodies in Bourbon, Whiskey, and Rum
Featured image: Color label for qt. bottle. “Old National Whiskey,” a Louisville, KY whiskey sold by “Henry Coby, Colo. City, Colo.” Pre-1920.
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Elegy for Sylvia: Ted Hughes’ Birthday Letters
Featured Image: Sylvia Plath’s grave in West Yorkshire, England (Flickr/ UncleBucko ) via WNYC (desaturated for this blog post). Red was your colour
Tomato Aspic, Stuffed Eggs, and Pimiento Cheese: How Southern Ladies Do Funerals
Nobody in the world eats better than the bereaved Southerner. Being Dead is No Excuse: The Official Southern Ladies Guide
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Thoughts on the Aid in Dying Decision in New Mexico
featured image: Laid to Rest in a Bed of Bluebells, by Rebecca Hampton “Physician-assisted suicide threatens all people and turns the
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The Dead and their Ghostly Baggage of Superstitions
Featured image via the enchanting WhiteWit.Ch. I haven’t posted an original blog post for a couple of weeks – have been
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The Sacrilege of Disturbed Undertaking: William Gay’s Twilight.
The heady atmosphere of the southern woods is where macabre secrets lie ensnarled in webs woven by centuries old ghosts;
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Hosting A Séance, Victorian-Style
There’s nothing more titillating than a room full of spirits. If you’re in need of entertaining inspiration over this long
A Round-Up of Witchy Goodness and Occult Forces to Be Reckoned With
This week I’ve been immersed in occult studies, reading up on Satanism, Spiritualism, and Wicca; researching the Fox Sisters, Beyoncé’s invocation
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Mourning Baubles and Morbid Trinkets
I’ve always been drawn to Victorian mourning rituals, especially the regalia of full mourning attire worn by new (often affluent)
