If you’ve missed what’s happening at Death and Crackers, check out the articles below for content posted this week and for some interesting posts from around the Web.
Death and Crackers’ Posts
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Movie Review; Steel Magnolias
Mom’s trying to manage the caterers, the florists, and all the other hustle and bustle that comes with a wedding reception. Dad’s shooting blanks at the birds to make them vacate the premises. Jackson, the groom, is sneaking into Shelby’s … Continue reading →
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Movie Review: Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment begins with a mother’s fear that her daughter has died and ends with the reality of her daughter’s death. Love and grief are intertwined in this story that tells the story of the complicated relationship between Emma … Continue reading →
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Memorials: Find a Grave
I’ve been sidelined from visiting physical cemeteries due to knee issues, but I’ve been exploring online memorials as part of my PhD work, so I thought I would share some of what I’m learning. Date Visited for Review: July 20, … Continue reading →
Articles from Around the Web
For First Nations people, overcoming grief is a unique and complex process. It seeks to ensure that as a community we can move past death and commemorate those we have lost with consideration and celebration. Death and Sorry Business provides insights into aboriginal death practices. —Read More—
Woman Highlights the Text Messages That Brought Her Comfort After Her Mother’s Death
When Imogen Carn lost her mother, it was not big grand gestures that brought her the most comfort, it was small texts from friends checking in on her. It was regular texts messages from her friends reaching out to let her know they cared. —Read More—
What Deathbed Visions Teach Us About Living
Deathbed visions are often depicted as the delusions of the dying, but Doctor Chris Kerr has sat by the sides of multiple dying patients, including his own father, and he believes taht these death bed visions are real. –Read More–