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Optical illusions + shades of autumn on Randall’s Island (NYC)

Optical illusions + shades of autumn on Randall’s Island (NYC)

Even New York’s sunset is rooting for the Mets!

Even New York’s sunset is rooting for the Mets!

Squeezing every drop of sun from the last coat-free days of...

Squeezing every drop of sun from the last coat-free days of 2015. (Queens, NYC)

Chasing downtown scribbles + spirits.

Chasing downtown scribbles + spirits.

Deep in the heart of Texas among creeks, metal-everything &...

Deep in the heart of Texas among creeks, metal-everything & one of my lifelong girlfriends.

Tonight is my Grandpa’s 93rd birthday and it’s the only one I...

Tonight is my Grandpa’s 93rd birthday and it’s the only one I recall spending with him. I brought him balloons and a lemon meringue pie. He gave me a gift that I do not yet have words for in any language.

Heart-shaped thoughts to all who are mourning loved ones on...

Heart-shaped thoughts to all who are mourning loved ones on today’s sadiversary. #911

When Your Loved One’s Last Wish Was ‘No Funeral’

Over the past year, I’ve experienced several losses that, at the request of the deceased, did not include funerals.

Grief rituals are central to my mourning process, but there’s no negotiating with the dead. In the absence of the most standard of ceremonies, how do you honor your grief while respecting someone’s final wish for “no funeral, please?” Through personal experience, and conversations with friends and readers who’ve faced the same scenario, my latest ModernLoss.com column offers seven ideas to do just that.

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Looking for my cleavage…and homaging Dolly Parton’s 1978 Playboy...

Looking for my cleavage…and homaging Dolly Parton’s 1978 Playboy cover at annual Dollypalooza.

Looking for my cleavage…and homaging Dolly Parton’s 1978...

Looking for my cleavage…and homaging Dolly Parton’s 1978 Playboy cover at annual Dollypalooza fan tribute event.