Stories by Frankie Colmane

Funerals for Less: 7 Ways to Save Money and Help Mother Nature and Humankind on Your Way Out

Posted on Dec 3, 2010, Source: AlterNet

In death, your body can get you more than what you pay for.

Why Has It Become Standard Practice in the U.S. to Embalm Our Dead?

Posted on Jul 7, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Is it necessary to be disinfected, preserved, cosmetized and deodorized for your going-away party?

Are You Afraid to Plan for Your Own Death?

Posted on Mar 25, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Exploring our rights to make the death and funerary process more personal and less of a consumer affair.

How Can We Talk About Transformational Change Without Losing Hope?

Posted on Feb 1, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Every time we're subjected to more dramatic predictions of global warming without being given solutions, a seed of helplessness is planted in our souls.