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Full Circle: A Conversation about Dying and Death

Why would anyone want to talk, read, or even think about death? Until coming face-to-face with the cold fact of mortality, there often isn’t much conversation about this taboo subject. When someone’s death does disrupt our expectations of living on into the future, the meanings we give to life come into focus.

Death is the great unknown. Dying, however, can be observed and discussed and reported on. Dying can be shared and comforted. Dying can be approached with intention and awareness, the idea being to fill the process with compassion and to live as fully as possible in the meantime.

Every living thing expires. While the cause of one’s death may be beyond control, how we think about dying and how we act in the face of death are up to us. We have choices. This conversation is meant to explore those choices from as many angles as possible. We invite you to join us in Full Circle.


No Passport Needed…

  • Personal Narrative
  • February 24, 2019October 17, 2020
This is what my cousin Jim says over the phone after announcing the obscene-sounding name of his terminal diagnosis—progressive bulbar palsy (PBP)—a form of ALS… Read More »No Passport Needed…

Is this it, I wonder?

  • Personal Narrative
  • February 12, 2019October 17, 2020
Erica on Being in Hospice Care Erica Chase-Salerno was a journalist, a wife and mother of two, and an indefatigable spirit. Diagnosed with Stage IV… Read More »Is this it, I wonder?

Book Review: A Night on Buddy’s Bench

  • Book Review
  • February 4, 2019June 21, 2019
Book review… A Night on Buddy’s Bench: An End of Life Story is Ira Baumgarten’s sweet tale of grief and dying. Can such a story… Read More »Book Review: A Night on Buddy’s Bench

Writing your story…

  • Essay
  • January 21, 2019October 17, 2020
Recently, I presented a mini-talk about writing memoir at a Death Café. The event was held at an assisted living complex, so I knew that… Read More »Writing your story…
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Special thanks to Hudson Valley author Ann Hutton for managing the Full Circle blog.
We welcome submissions for the blog. If you would like to learn more about Full Circle or how to contribute, email us at info@cfdhv.org

Blog Topics

  • Book Review
  • Death Literacy
  • Endpaper
  • Essay
  • Interviews
  • Personal Narrative
  • Poetry
  • Uncategorized

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Upcoming Events

  1. Death Cafe on Zoom-June 18

    June 18 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Blog Topics

  • Book Review
  • Death Literacy
  • Endpaper
  • Essay
  • Interviews
  • Personal Narrative
  • Poetry
  • Uncategorized
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