Life & Death

The Rise of the Pet Death Psychics, And a New Brand of Death Care

Laura Stinchfield is a new kind of death care worker, one who helps people connect with the dead as well…

2 years ago

The Artists Come to Uvalde, to Mourn the Dead with Paint and Music

Justin Nobel takes a look at the musicians and artists who traveled to Uvalde to help the devastated community grieve.

2 years ago

Sweet Donna – Remembering The Woman You Love, With A Song

When Donna’s sickness took a turn for the worst, her husband Larry wrote a song. (more…)

2 years ago

Welcome Spring! Now Here Are Three Ways to Compost—Your Human Body..

With the beginning of Spring, the time of yard chores has begun. Planting flowers, putting out the lawn furniture, and…

2 years ago

Still Fantasizing About Fantasy Coffins

Justin Nobel returns to a topic we at Digital Dying have explored in the past, fantasy coffins. These are coffins…

2 years ago

Dead Alone In A Hotel Room In A Lonely Era

It's a familiar and always sad story--dying alone in a hotel room. Our Justin Nobel explores how this type of…

2 years ago

Can A Cardboard Square Tell You How You’ll Die? – An Interview with Robert Murch, the Master of Ouija

It's a pretty good bet that you've had a good scare from a Ouija board somewhere along the line. If…

2 years ago

The Many Ways to Die by Climate Change – Hurricane Ida And A World of Compounding Disasters

Within the past few weeks flash floods have torn through Arizona and Colorado, fires have raged across California and Oregon,…

3 years ago

Temperatures Soar And A New Way Of Dying Emerges—Death By Heat

While hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and blizzards often take the headlines when it comes to weather-related deaths, it is actually heatwaves…

3 years ago

FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Expense Program Now Open

(Updated 4/14/2021) FEMA is now accepting applications for their COVID-19 Reimbursement Program. To apply, call the COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Line…

3 years ago