The Order of The Good Death

Illustrious Corpses

Grief is Different. Grief has no distance.

“Grief is different.  Grief has no distance.  Grief comes in waves, paroxysms, sudden apprehensions that weaken the knees and blind the eyes and obliterate the dailiness of life.” Joan Didion, The Year of Magical Thinking This is a picture of … Continue reading

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Miss. Lohan & The Morgue You Know

Here we speak of the legal woes of one Lindsay Lohan. For those of you not familiar with her current legal battle (understandable, as it is difficult to keep track of her various transgressions) we must first determine the material facts. … Continue reading

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Requiem for a Body Van

Deathlings, I am despondent to report that after five months and over 20,000 miles of corpse driving, I am no longer a body van driver. The Man took my beloved Mercedes Sprinter body movin’ van and replaced it with a … Continue reading

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Country Music Death Propaganda

Driving the body van hither and thither through the wilds of Southern California, I have come to appreciate music I wouldn’t normally listen to.  By the time I get out into the great beyond (i.e. anywhere significantly outside of Los … Continue reading

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Glass Coffins, Remains to be Seen

“Worms, vermin, everything that swarms in the dark depths of burial vaults and tombs, is a source of life.  There is an undeniable correlation between corruption and life.” –Mary Shelley, introduction to Frankenstein Your Mortician likes to keep a tidy … Continue reading

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