All Things Zombie

I joined a zombie forum. You can see my first post here. They haven't tried to eat my brain. That may be because they figured out that I don't have one!

The Chaos of Death

This fascinating, macabre young blog explores the rituals and beliefs surrounding death and burial in various cultures. The writing is intelligent and scholarly, and that certain subject that we all must face, try though we may to avoid it, is handled with dignity and grace, touching on the poigniant, terrifying, and sometimes beautiful phenomenon that is death. The posts concerning the deaths of children in the 19th and early 20th century are both informative and evocative. It may seem morbid to modern folk to take a photograph of a dead child, but in those times, that was often the only photograph the family had.

One of my great aunts died at a very young age. My grandmother ended up with the photo and it was discovered after her death in 1992. I thought it was a child sleeping in a bassinet until my mother told me what it really was. Although I am a fan of horror fiction and write it myself, I must confess that I was shocked. My initial reaction was to drop the picture. At this point I wish that I had kept it. Such a thing is of important historical value for a family.

Read The Chaos of Death now.

Welcome to Crapville

Offbeat and darkly humorous, this peculiar little tale features the misadventures of one Mully Mulligrubs. This story would be perfectly illustrated by Edward Gorey.

If you like black humor and writing which does not adhere to the prescribed high-school-English-Composition format, well...Welcome to Crapville.

Ginny's Needlecrafts

One of the more scary things about me may be my completely non-scary and normal interests. Most of which I really suck at. However, if you're at all arts-and-crafts inclined or know someone who is, you will surely want to visit Ginny's Needlecrafts. She has an online store so many beautiful cross-stitching patterns to choose from and many, many materials. And visiting her blog is just somehow soothing and meditative. The harried one likes!

I really wish I was at all talented in this area, but unfortunately, I'm a complete buffoon. I can't even use a sewing machine. I'd like to try one of these projects but I'm afraid I'd botch it completely. Maybe when I'm finally retired and have time to relax a little. Which will probably be two days before I die at the age of 110, the way things are going.

Ariel's Photo Blog

Ariel doesn't consider herself a professional photographer, but her pictures are very thought-provoking. You can participate in fun discussions about the photos and meet some very interesting people, and some very odd ones as well, such as me in my Cheesemeister alter-ego.
Ariel's site is one of those places that is better seen than described, because a picture is worth a thousand words and can also inspire at least that many!