Given the range of his public and private writing, Matthiessen could be described as an early creative nonfiction writer, publishing nine books that included literary criticism and biographies; a monograph devoted to Cheney’s painting soon after his death; and an unusual work best characterized as ...
What is a Eulogy? A eulogy is a speech or written tribute that honours and celebrates the life of a deceased person. It is typically delivered at a funeral or memorial service by someone who knew the person well or was close to them. A eulogy may include personal anecdotes, memories, and...
MD:Material culture intrigues me. These objects help me to breathe life into characters. I love to see an inky pen wipe, or hairbrush with scratches on its handle, or pair of boots worn down at the heels, and reflect on the previous owner. They also remind me we have a finite amount...
A well worded letter of condolence conveys your unsaid emotions and concern to the reader in an effective manner. Your written words of sympathy for the sad person will be more supportive than a generic condolence card. It expresses your tribute to the deceased and concern to the bereaved. The...
The show is mostly a re-performance of old favourites (à la the deceased parrot sketch, the Lumberjack Song, the Albatross, Every Sperm is Sacred, et al) with the performers older but still as funny and even more popular, and with some elements updated (contemporary cultural references, cam...
mournful valley. While many elegies are written for a deceased family member or friend, elegies may also take for their subject loss in general—whether that be loss of a love, loss of a time or era in life, loss of a job or dream, loss of a pet, or any number of other human los...
Last night I was preparing to watchThe Birdcagefilm with my partner and a friend. We never got round to it, though I’d loaded it into the DVD up to the opening scene. It’s now set for a memorial movie night with the memorable Armand. He was so versatile, able to play funny, st...
Hurley can see the deceased too. And apparently Sawyer…and Desmond, at least as far as mini Jacob is concerned. Is this tied into being “Special”? Mother said that Jacob couldn’t lie and that MIB could because he was “special”… or at least, inferred as such. Hurley is a ...
because I’m a big believer in synchronicity. I could point to endless examples in literature. Surely, you’ll remember that moment in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” when the narrator perceives an external presence—seraphim swinging a censer—as he grieves and longs for his deceased ...
Andrew Roffe, 31, a writer based in Los Angeles, said he and a friend wound up debating the ethics of the situation after Mr. Roffe described his experience on a flight….. When passengers started to board, an ultra-Orthodox man stood in the aisle, refusing to move and delaying the dep...