Now, I know you want to get going. You've been in my van for only a minute or two and you're already whining "Drive, Drive!" Okay, I get it. You want me to take you on another house call, meet the administrator of our next estate, then push me down a flight of basement...
The Shattering…
In the early morning hours just a few dizzy days before Christmas/2018, an angry ruckus of a cat fight erupted atop my refrigerator. I didn’t see it happen—felines Mistacha and Buster being the likely suspects in the brawl— but I reluctantly heard that all-too-familiar crash of tchotckes headed south. And though no fur...
People, Not Objects: A Review of “Selling Dead People’s Things”… By Christina Zawadiwsky
'PEOPLE. NOT OBJECTS." Christina Zawadiwsky, 2018 - "Our objects define us, an old saying tells us, and as I was viewing the McQueen Movie (biopic of fashion designer Alexander McQueen), I realized that the dresses (objects) he created and the performance art myths he presented with them to the world did tell his...
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Selling Dead People’s Things is a wry, behind-the-curtain peek into the world of antiques and their obsessive owners—while still alive and after their passing. An amusing observer of the human condition, author Duane Scott Cerny entertains in 20+ life illuminating, scary, sad, or frightfully funny resale tales and essays.
Overwhelmed by the Stuff of Life, the Leftovers of Death? You Need Options, Organizing Options
An Interview with Mara Laza of Organizing Options of Illinois... Death, Divorce and Downsizing: These are the constants in our lives. Whether you’re buried in the mess of an inheritance, or perhaps one of your own making, how do you get your head above it all? You need perspective. You need help. No shame in...
