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Thresholds and Love
The earth is my body–my head is in the stars
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August, Again
Every year, August unsettles me. It is a month caught between distinct worlds — not quite summer, not yet fall. For me, it has recently carried the weight of memory, longing, and the bittersweet pull of time passing. This is my offering to the season of Lughnasa: the threshold month of August. August is the…
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Welcome to Dusk and Twilight
This is a space for reflection, ritual, and guidance at life’s thresholds.
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When I first began learning about conservation burial, I was struck by how it expands the circle of life. It isn’t only about how we return our bodies to the earth. It’s also about how that simple act can protect forests, meadows, and watersheds for generations. Dr. Billy Campbell, founder of Ramsey Creek Preserve in…
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When most people picture a cemetery, they see a quiet lawn of green grass and rows of monuments. What we rarely see is what lies beneath — the chemicals, concrete, steel, and wood buried along with the body. Conventional burial, as it has developed in the United States, is not sustainable for people, for communities,…
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Green Burial as My Act of Love
Love for people, who deserve gentleness at the end. Love for land, which should not be poisoned or consumed in death. Love for community, who can gather and remember in spaces that remain living.
