Kat Vancil-Coleman

Today is International Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day meant to memorialize and remember trans and gender non-conforming people whose lives have been taken by...

“The main work of haunting is done by the living.”—Judith Richardson Spooky Season, Shocktober, Gay Christmas— call it what you will, Halloween has  become a...

Sunset in Joshua Tree National Park: the sky is painted with hues of purple, green, blue, red, and gold. A figure, snugly wrapped in an...

Almost every history museum across the globe has a mummy room. No matter the size, they often feature the same ostentatious golden trimmings and royal...

Looking for a special song for your loved one’s funeral and coming up shorthanded? As someone who often oversees multiple funerals per day, I get...

On my journey to become a funeral director, I spent two hours a day, five days a week, commuting from my hometown of Dayton, Ohio...

Personalization is Key in Creating Secular Funeral Services   Funeral services carry a weight like almost nothing else. They are inherently heavy things, steeped in...

“Why would you want to do that?” “I guess it takes a special kind of person.” “Isn’t it depressing?” I often wonder if bankers, auto...