On Sept. 10, the Reno Gazette-Journal published the obituary of Marianne Theresa Johnson-Reddick. It wasn’t your normal obituary … Marianne Theresa Johnson-Reddick born Jan 4, 1935 and died alone on Sept. 30, 2013. She is survived by her 6 of 8 children whom she spent her lifetime torturing in every way possible. While she neglected and abused […]
For Ernest Becker, the idea of transference is central to understanding the human condition. We are fallible and finite, destined to death and our works are destined to destruction. In order to escape these bleak, nihilistic prospects, humanity must find a person or object to which we can transfer our fear of death. A parent, […]
Back in September, actress and comedian Sarah Silverman lost her dog, “Duck”. She wrote a beautiful obituary for him. Here it is: Duck “Doug” Silverman came into my life about 14 years ago. He was picked up by the State running through South Central with no collar, tags or chip. Nobody claimed or adopted him […]