by Kyle Tevlin | Oct 27, 2016 | Acceptance of death, alternative containers, Caskets, Cremains, Cremation, Death, green burials, Planning your own funerals, Uncategorized
It was an exciting week at I Want a Fun Funeral! First, on Sunday October 23, 2016 there was the article on the front page of The Philadelphia Inquirer about my workshop. Thanks to an excellent reporter and photographer, anyone who couldn’t quite imagine what...
by Kyle Tevlin | Sep 29, 2016 | Acceptance of death, alternative containers, Caskets, funeral costs, Life celebration, New Zealand, Personalized caskets, Pre-planning funeral, Uncategorized
It’s that time again. Another vote for the power of making your own casket courtesy of The Guardian. “Scores of retirees across the country have formed clubs so they can get together and build their own coffins.” “I had a deep-seated feeling that people’s...
by Kyle Tevlin | Sep 23, 2016 | Acceptance of death, Life celebration, Personalized funeral, Planning your own funerals, Pre-planning funeral, Preplanning your funeral
A few words today about the “What do I care, I’ll be dead” train of thought that some people favor as a way to avoid funeral talk. Fair enough, your absence from the event cannot be argued. However, the loose connection in that rationale is that your...
by Kyle Tevlin | Sep 15, 2016 | Acceptance of death, Death, Death games, Funny death
I Want a Fun Funeral loves all things fun, and games are particularly irresistible. How about a game called Morbid Curiosity that’s after my own heart… for the sole purpose of making the topic of death easier to discuss, and having fun in the process. Since I...
by Kyle Tevlin | Sep 15, 2016 | Acceptance of death, Death, Death games, Funny death
I Want a Fun Funeral loves all things fun, and games are particularly irresistible. How about a game called Morbid Curiosity that’s after my own heart… for the sole purpose of making the topic of death easier to discuss, and having fun in the process. Since I...
by Kyle Tevlin | Jun 17, 2016 | Acceptance of death, Death, Uncategorized
A horrible, soul-crushing week of violence and loss: three awful and shocking tragedies in Orlando, and then just this afternoon the killing of the UK lawmaker. So much death and sadness. Horror. Pain. No way to really take it all in. Virtually all of these senseless...
