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Throughout the last three weeks, I spent time with funeral directors in Staten Island, North Jersey, metro Atlanta, Alabama, rural...

Ready for conversation? #thefuneralcommander and #kidsocial get opinionated in a back and forth 'soapbox' style commentary. We also go one-on-one...

A common lesson taught in English classes is the different types of major conflicts characters might go through in a...

We don’t like to think about the practicalities of death. And yet, they are unavoidable. I know that after I’ve...

In a used bookstore in Philadelphia, I paid eight dollars for a collection of dead people. Of course, bookstores generally...

Part of the Myriapod Productions series investigating the unexpected origins of everyday words, Mysteries of Vernacular: Hearse traces the odd...

On episode 18 we continue our theme of #FNhustle and #FNchange as we talk about the extreme need for funeral...

Mark your calendar and book your flight to Cape Coral, Florida, for the 2016 National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) Professional...

Selected Independent Funeral Homes has named David Speaks of Speaks Family Legacy Chapels in Independence, MO as the 2016 recipient...

I love telling people that I work in the funeral profession. And I wish that I could say it was...