Dying

Chicago’s beautiful Graceland Cemetery

Chicagoans first buried their dead on the banks of the Chicago River until the city began to steadily encroach on the space and concerns were

Death in Japan ⛩

Graveyards can be sombre and contemplative spaces.  Coming across a 17th century burial site just above the Kanmangafuchi Abyss in Nikko, that was interring “The

Tombstones and picnic baskets

Apparently there is a name for people like me who are fascinated by the beauty and the history of graveyards – “Tombstone Tourists”. Most people

Death with a view

I have a fascination with graveyards. I am drawn to their peacefulness, their interminable silence, their other-worldliness. Death is a mystery to all of us,