I haven’t been sleeping well lately and last night I dreamt that my husband of two years was killed in a house fire. We were at his mother’s and it was a different house a... Read more >>

To God August 22, 2010 Lord, I am so sorry for being angry at you. For the first time in my life, I lost my faith and questioned you. I was filled with so much hate and anger, I could not hear you.... Read more >>

Last week, I was doing a story on funeral homes and the various services they offer. As you can surmise, it was not my most uplifting piece, but hey, death happens to everyone, so you might as well... Read more >>

It’s shocking to me how many industries are still kicking around intact despite generations of rapid evolution. Look at the funeral business for example. We should have murdered it off twenty... Read more >>

January 10th, 2010. I never believed it would happen; it all came too fast. I had expected this New Year to be ... promising, happy, and free. But it went downhill in the beginning. My dad... Read more >>

On September 7, 2009, when we went outside the door of our apartment building, there was a tent set up and the strange tall foil flowers of a Chinese wake. I was told that a forty-five-year-old woman... Read more >>

Every morning for the past three years, I venture to my local Dunkin Donuts for my coffee fix. And every morning, I am greeted with, “Look who it is!”  Bart, my town’s... Read more >>

May 10: My mom passed away May 11: Her visitation May 12: Her funeral May 13: My twenty-second birthday May 16: I graduated from college In the defense of the situation, I was not planning... Read more >>

Three years ago, my brother Nick gave me a CD. He mentioned it was not really his thing, but he was quite certain I would enjoy it. (This happens to me more than most, I suspect; the glare coming from... Read more >>

I don’t find Paris Hilton, Britney Spears or Lindsay Lohan interesting sober, drunk or panty-less. So, although I was an entertainment reporter for E! for years, mainstream celebrity “news” just... Read more >>