All Set for Black, Thanks.
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All Set for Black, Thanks.

A New Look at Mourning

  1. 210 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

All Set for Black, Thanks.

A New Look at Mourning

About this book

When Miriam Weinstein’s good friend died unexpectedly, and other losses followed close behind, it led to a year of introspection and black outfits. All Set For Black, Thanks ditches the sanctimony to give us the help, and the laughs, that we actually need in times of mourning and grief. She explores such topics as how we keep our dead with us even as we learn to let them go; why we should not bring casseroles; how to write the Best Eulogy Ever. Part memoir, part how-to, this book will help you get through the rough bargain of human existence: none of us gets out of here alive, but we live as if the lives of our loved ones had no end.

Information

Publisher
She Writes Press
Year
2016
Topic
Social Sciences
eBook ISBN
9781631521102
Subtopic
Social Science Biographies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Prologue: It’s Us Now: Snatched from Life
  7. What to Wear to a Funeral: All Set for Black, Thanks
  8. Who Gets the Spot Next to Mom: Eternity in Jersey
  9. Dividing the Spoils: I’ll Take the Guitar
  10. Grandparents Go First: Millie’s Chaise Longue
  11. Why We Mourn Celebrities: Flowers in Their Plastic Shields
  12. Losing a Friend: Getting the Retro Dress
  13. Organized Religion and Death: What I Believe
  14. What to Do with Inherited “Treasure:” Saving Just Enough of the Stuff
  15. How We Handle a Sudden Death: Whiplash
  16. How to Deliver Those Final Words: Best Eulogy Ever!
  17. One Way Trip: The Lights Are on Timers, Eventually They Go Out
  18. Naming the Living After the Dead: Oh Baby!
  19. What to Do with Those Ashes: The Space on Susan’s Mantle
  20. The Way We Keep Remembering: This Is a Prayer That You Say Standing Up
  21. How We Get Ready to Die: Love Lies Bleeding
  22. Staging a Funeral: Open Casket
  23. Mourning How-To: For Brilliant People Who, Through No Fault of Their Own, Find Themselves Hacking Out Their Own Path Through the Dense Woods
  24. Where I’m Going: Clearing in the Woods
  25. Regrets: Tood’s Birthday
  26. How We Become the People We’ve Lost: Winter Boots 187
  27. How Are We Going to Die? Who by Fire 191
  28. Epilogue: Friends Forever

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