death work

Dec
12
A collection of boulders covered by a flatter stone slab, surrounded by other stones in a circle. It's either sunrise or sunset.

Last Quarter (Zodiac Series): The anthropology of mortality

Hello. It's Friday, and there has been a death in our home. Yesterday my owner's immensely
3 min read
Jul
18
Purple-stained cell bodies among grey ones on a white background.

Last Quarter (Occult): Death in an allergic body

26 min read
May
23
Lush white flowers with dozens of nested petals apiece, with cream-yellow centers that are still unfolding.

Last Quarter: Funerals for the overlooked

Hello. It's Friday, and an abnormally late nor'easter has just swept over this landscape, leaving it
12 min read
Feb
21
An overhead shot of many green conifer trees.

Last Quarter: Death as tragedy & transformation

Hello. It's Friday, and I wrote this post in advance because of how I've taken an
11 min read
Nov
29
A cinematic shot of several people seated together. The focus is a woman with dark hair, blue clothing, and silver jewelry.

Last Quarter: Blood on this ground

Hello. It's Friday. As warned last week, I am not in a position to really write a full-bodied
4 min read
May
31
A sepia tone photo of what looks like an abandoned brick basement, with a vacant chair and detritus strewn everywhere.

Last Quarter: Lethal dangers

10 min read
Jan
05
A vivid oil painting featuring a large bouquet of flowers next to jewels, coins, a goblet, and a book with a skull on top.

Last Quarter: Mortuary arts & death science

13 min read
Oct
13
An engraving of a skeletal figure with a scythe extending its hand to a man in a robe, seated in a chair by a canopy bed.

Last Quarter (Again): Kissing the reaper

I was distracted this morning by an adventure in the garden with a pupating caterpillar who I briefly mistook for
14 min read
Aug
11
A black, long-haired, somewhat greasy, elderly cat lies on a bed with a soft quilt and a green wall in soft morning light.

Last Quarter: Birthdays & death days

23 min read
Jun
16
A skeleton holds a raven and stands on a solar shape with a blacked out center, flanked by angels and the word "Putrefactio."

Last Quarter: An alchemy of grief

It's Friday. Hello. This post may be a strange one, and I hope that any more alchemically-informed readers
13 min read