My Undertaking

I just finished reading the book “Bodies in Motion and At Rest” by Thomas Lynch.  I highly recommend this book.  The author is a third-generation funeral director in Michigan and also a poet.  Mr. Lynch is one of my favorite authors and so I will probably refer to him often in this blog.  He has a very eloquent way of talking about experiences in the funeral industry.  The way he writes can be humorous but at the same time not dis-respectful.  This book is a collection of short essays, so you are able skip around and there is no story that you are missing out on.  Some of the essays in the book deal with funerals and likening them to life and others are just about life experiences such as raising his kids and his divorce.  This book would be good for the funeral director looking for a little laugh and anyone else who would like a little insight into the life of a funeral director.  Check the book out here on Amazon.com.  You are able to read the first couple of pages there.