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Death's Garden: Relationships With Cemeteries
Spanning the globe from Argentina to Wall Street, 27 photographers and authors document the residences of the dead. In over two dozen essays and more than 250 black-and-white photos, Death's Garden explores the relationships between the living and those who have gone before.
188 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1995
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Loren Rhoads
55 books337 followersLoren Rhoads is author of 222 Cemeteries to See Before You Die, Wish You Were Here: Adventures in Cemetery Travel, and its sequel Still Wish You Were Here: More Adventures in Cemetery Travel.
Loren is also author of This Morbid Life, a morbid memoir, and Unsafe Words, the first full-length collection of her edgy, award-winning stories.
She's the co-author of Lost Angels and its sequel Angelus Rose. She's also author of the space opera In the Wake of the Templars trilogy: The Dangerous Type, Kill By Numbers, and No More Heroes.
Finally, she's editor of Tales for the Camp Fire, which raised money for survivors of 2018's devastating wildfire in Butte County, California.
Loren is also author of This Morbid Life, a morbid memoir, and Unsafe Words, the first full-length collection of her edgy, award-winning stories.
She's the co-author of Lost Angels and its sequel Angelus Rose. She's also author of the space opera In the Wake of the Templars trilogy: The Dangerous Type, Kill By Numbers, and No More Heroes.
Finally, she's editor of Tales for the Camp Fire, which raised money for survivors of 2018's devastating wildfire in Butte County, California.
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March 11, 2011
This was my second book for Automatism Press. My goal was to explore the span of uses people have for graveyards. I think it's successful in that.
The authors ranged from zine publishers to ceramics artists, underground musicians to writers who went on to become the spine of Morbid Curiosity magazine. Some contributors were published here for the first or only time. Because of that, the writing isn't as polished as it might have been. I believe that makes it more authentic.
I'm really proud of this book. I wish it hadn't gone out of print so quickly; I think it still has valuable things to say. I've lost track of most of the contributors, though, and I don't have reprint rights. Some day, I would love to put together a second volume.
The authors ranged from zine publishers to ceramics artists, underground musicians to writers who went on to become the spine of Morbid Curiosity magazine. Some contributors were published here for the first or only time. Because of that, the writing isn't as polished as it might have been. I believe that makes it more authentic.
I'm really proud of this book. I wish it hadn't gone out of print so quickly; I think it still has valuable things to say. I've lost track of most of the contributors, though, and I don't have reprint rights. Some day, I would love to put together a second volume.
June 30, 2012
I have an essay along with some of my photos published in this awesome anthology.
June 25, 2011
Various hipster types reminisce about their affection for cemeteries, spooky things that happened the time they spent the night in a cemetery, etc. Quality varies. Overexposed black and white pictures don't add much.
Reading this to decide whether to get rid of it. Am I such a completist that I've got to keep it? Apparently I am.
Reading this to decide whether to get rid of it. Am I such a completist that I've got to keep it? Apparently I am.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews