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Category Archives: Cemetery essay
Graveyard Field Trips
I’ve been working on a collection of my cemetery travel essays and publishing it on Wattpad. It’s about halfway finished now. You can read the first eight adventures for free here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/151274118-graveyard-field-trips-a-memoir Here’s the description of it: Every day aboveground is … Continue reading
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Death’s Garden: Lenin’s Mausoleum
by Melodie Bolt In January 1988, I stood in Red Square with thirty American college students watching Lenin’s Honor Guard change. The replacement soldiers exited the Kremlin gate and moved parallel to the Kremlin wall. The duo marched in long … Continue reading
Death’s Garden: Never Let Your Feet Get Cold
by Carrie Sessarego Tucked in the folds of the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas, near the entrance to Sequoia National Park, there’s a tiny town called Three Rivers, California. My family always went to Three Rivers in the spring or … Continue reading
199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die
It’s been forever since I wrote an honest blog post. That’s because in September I was approached by a big New York publisher. They asked if I might be interested in writing a cemetery travel book for them. I said … Continue reading
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Death’s Garden: The Cult of Saints
by Tanya Monier It’s spring break of my senior year of high school and, for the second time, I am at the end of my pilgrimage. Mom let me drive down here after I swore I’d get back in time … Continue reading
