Elizabeth Lardie
Staying Quiet, Out of Respect for the Dead
While most of my work with the obituaries involves simply editing and formatting them, occasionally...
Have a Nice Day ... Depending Where You Work
Of course I say, "Have a nice day" to people. I worked in retail for a spell, so it's a reflex, and...
Death: The Ultimate Party Foul
As with many people, there are days when I feel like my job prevents me from having much of a life....
Never Say 'Die'... Except in the Obits
One of the first items in my newspaper's style guidelines for obituaries reads as follows: "We use...
Gallows Humor and the Death of the Day
"Are there any cool dead people today?" It was a question I sickly relished hearing almost every...
Coming Face-to-Face with Life and Death
After a mere few months as an obituary writer, I got disturbingly accustomed to saying things like,...
Finding the Right Words When Someone Dies
I've always been of the mind that nothing adequate can be said when it comes to the loss of a loved...
Meet the Duchess of Death
When I started as the community editor of a small New England newspaper, basic survival was honestly...
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