Grievers! Experience your own vicarious catharsis via Michael Cruz Kayne’s new comedy special “Sorry for Your Loss” on @dropout.tv! #deathpositive #grief #comedy

DUE DATE: A LIBRARY DEATH SALON returns to Nook & Nowhere on April 23! We're talking strategies for dealing with family estrangement in the wake of a loss. Come share your hard-earned wisdom with the group! #deathpositive #louisville #grief #events

You can mask up all you want, but you can’t mask your 💀 parents trauma… #deathpositive #grief #estateplanning

In tomorrow's newsletter: Are you ready to be haunted by AI ghosts? Sign up to find out: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter #newsletter #deathpositive #artificialintelligence #aighosts #grief #technology #estateplanning

Living in Indiana? Here are the legal methods of disposition in your state as of April 2026. #deathpositive #deatheducation #funeral #burial #cremation #aquamation #humancomposting #greenburial #indiana

Financial and healthcare POA forms are readily available online. Check your state statutes, hospital and state bar websites, etc. Or go to deadparentswhatnow.com/resources and scroll to the section for your state. I linked them all. It took me forever. #deathpositive #estateplanning

💀 PARENTS AUDIOBOOK INCOMING!!! #deathpositive #grief #books #audiobook

@rebb003.bsky.social A really good article with advice from doulas on the process. 🎁: wapo.st/4bWZyfT @deadparentswhatnow.com too!

I had to cancel this because I lost my voice! If you signed up, you should have received a refund. Many apologies! 😭

Making your power of attorney and advance healthcare directive forms can, in fact, be easy and fun. (Minus the existential crisis part, but there's nothing I can do about that.) Come see me at MaybeItsFate this month and I'll help you out! #estateplanning #louisville #deathpositive

TOMORROW! I'm hosting an online talk about Ben Franklin's two certainties: Death & Taxes. Are taxes boring? Yes. Is death depressing? Yes. But here's the thing: I'm funny. Register: www.deadparentswhatnow.com/events/death... #deathpositive #deathandtaxes #taxes #estateplanning

It’s the third anniversary of my father’s death and the weather is simply not cooperating. #deathpositive #grief #darkhumor

In tomorrow's edition of The Columbarium newsletter: Burial vaults. How did we end up with coffins for our coffins? Sign up to find out: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter #newsletter #burial #funeral #deathpositive #burialvault #deatheducation

Living in Illinois? Here are the legal methods of disposition in your state as of March 2026. #deathpositive #deatheducation #funeral #burial #cremation #aquamation #humancomposting #greenburial #illinois

I've really been enjoying Naomi Westerman's essay collection HAPPY DEATH CLUB. You should pick up a copy! #deathpositive #bookstagram #bookrecommendation #grief #funeral #burial #cremation

Can I do that at my funeral? No, you cannot put your head on a stick. Sorry about that. #deathpositive #funeral #darkhumor

The thing is, you need this book. Even if you don't think you need it yet. Just hide it when your parents come over if you're like me and you don't want your mom going "you know something I don't?!"

You can read an excerpt of my book “My Parents Are Dead: What Now? A Panic-Free Guide to the Practicalities of Death” now in @salon.com! www.salon.com/2026/03/24/m... #deathpositive #estateplanning #books #grief

Calling all youngsters and the young at heart! The Grim Reaper is coming for you, too. Join me at one of TWO free webinars for the Funeral Consumers Alliance and its New Jersey affiliate this April! Details here: www.deadparentswhatnow.com/events #deathpositive #funeral #estateplanning #youth

Yeeeeeaaaaahhhhh! Love to see it!

Skip probate court with this one weird trick. New issue of The Columbarium newsletter tomorrow! Sign up: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter #deathpositive #estateplanning #probate #probatecourt #newsletter #nonprobatetrasnfer #willsandtrusts

Living in Idaho? Here are the legal methods of disposition in your state as of March 2026. #deathpositive #deatheducation #funeral #burial #cremation #aquamation #humancomposting #greenburial #idaho

I lived in Las Vegas for a while, and somehow this doesn't surprise me. #deathpositive #cremation #nevada #statistics #funeral

Buy the bleakest how-to guide of the year wherever books are sold! #deathpositive #books www.deadparentswhatnow.com/book

The nice thing about corneas is that it doesn't matter how old or sick you are—once you die, they can probably be transplanted into someone else who needs them. #deathpositive #organdonation #corneadonation

Am I an accountant? No. An attorney? No. However, I have PLENTY of personal experience paying dead people's taxes. On April 1, let me give you a quick overview of what you're up against—and hopefully set your mind at ease. Register: www.deadparentswhatnow.com/events/death... #deathpositive #taxes

Chux pads: brand genericization or anthimeria? Rejoice, linguistics nerds! And hospice nerds, I suppose. We'll discuss this and more in tomorrow's edition of The Columbarium. Sign up: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter #deathpositive #newsletter #hospice #linguistics #etymology

Living in Hawaii? Here are the legal methods of disposition in your state as of March 2026. #deathpositive #deatheducation #funeral #burial #cremation #aquamation #humancomposting #greenburial #hawaii

Every Friday the 13th I remind you to make a will because ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN! And yet, statistically the number of people in the U.S. without a will is *rising.* What gives? #deathpositive #estateplanning #fridaythe13th #willsandtrusts #MakeAWill

Turns out, having a Funko Pop funeral is much cheaper than having a Muppet funeral. #deathpositive #funeral #funkopop

In this new series, I’ll tell you whether your kooky funeral ideas are legal based on the research I did for my book “My Parents Are Dead: What Now?” First up: Muppets. #deathpositive #books #funeral #muppets

Do you like LAUGHTER? Do you enjoy FREE EVENTS? Morbid Anatomy is hosting my online talk "Laughing in the Face of Death: Approaching Death with Levity and Love" on Monday, March 16 at 7pm ET! Hope to see you there! Register on their website: www.morbidanatomy.org/events-ticke... #deathpositive

In this new series, I’ll tell you whether your kooky funeral ideas are legal based on the research I did for my book “My Parents Are Dead: What Now?” First up: Muppets. #deathpositive #books #funeral #muppets

In tomorrow's edition of The Columbarium, we'll bust some Hollywood myths about the probate process. The fact is, no lawyer will read anything to you unless you pay them a lot. Sign up: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter #newsletter #deathpositive #estateplanning #willsandtrusts #mythbusting

Living in Georgia? Here are the legal methods of disposition in your state as of March 2026. #deathpositive #deatheducation #funeral #burial #cremation #aquamation #humancomposting #greenburial #georgia

The bleakest book pitch. #deathpositive #books #grief #estateplanning

Just a friendly reminder: When your parents die, you don't inherit their debts. If the money left in their estate isn't enough to cover their debts, too bad. It's not your problem. #deathpositive #estateplanning #estatelaw #debt

Before tax season rolls around, I figured it might be nice to talk about the taxes you *actually* have to pay when someone kicks the bucket. Join me at Nook & Nowhere on March 19 for the next edition of Due Date: A Library Death Salon! #deathpositive #louisville #taxes #deathsalon #deathcafe

Write your own obituary! Join me online on March 11 at 7pm ET to hype yourself up, tell your own story, and find out what’s most important to you. Sign up: deadparentswhatnow.com/events #deathpositive #obituary #writing #events #workshop

I've seen a lot of you at Power (of attorney) Hours, Louisville, but I haven't seen all of you. Come make your POA forms with me this March! It'll be more fun than you think. www.deadparentswhatnow.com/events #deathpositive #louisville #estateplanning #powerofattorney

In tomorrow's newsletter, we'll learn to love the skin you're (no longer) in. Sign up for The Columbarium: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter #deathpositive #newsletter #oddities #tattoo

Living in Florida? Here are the legal methods of disposition in your state as of March 2026. #deathpositive #deatheducation #funeral #burial #cremation #aquamation #humancomposting #greenburial #florida

Project Exorcism Update: When it comes to closing my dead parents’ estate, things are not going as quickly as I hoped—but about as slowly as I expected. Please excuse my huge zit. #deathpositive #estateplanning

A new column from the WaPo this past weekend brings up some *really* interesting issues around end-of-life. Organ donation is a bureaucracy par excellence. An ICU nurse presents an alternative to giving these orgs control at the end. 🎁 link below. Attn: @rebb003.bsky.social @deadparentswhatnow.com

You'll come across this term a lot in all that estate paperwork. Ugh. #deathpositive #estateplanning #fiduciary

Learn to give your condolences around the world! #deathpositive #grief #MyCondolences #RIP #languages

Would you like to write your own obituary from the comfort of your own home? My online workshop on March 11 is your opportunity. This is going to be fun. Register now: deadparentswhatnow.com/events #deathpositive #onlineworkshop #writingworkshop #obituary

In last week's newsletter, I mentioned I should write an issue about cenotaphs. How about this week? Sign up for tomorrow's drop: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter #deathpositive #newsletter #cenotaph #grief #deatheducation #cemetery #burial

Living in Delaware? Here are the legal methods of disposition in your state as of February 2026. #deathpositive #deatheducation #funeral #burial #cremation #aquamation #humancomposting #greenburial #delaware

"The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning" is genuinely one of the most charming books I've ever read. And for what it's worth, I found nothing even remotely this exciting when I was cleaning out my parents' stuff. What about you? #deathpositive #books #bookrecommendations #swedishdeathcleaning