Category Archives: cemetery

Walking in the cemetery

Posted on October 10, 2016 by jyourist

We have always lived near cemeteries. First near Graceland and now Cavalry, not too far from Rosehill. In fact, part of my graduate thesis was about the necropolis at Rosehill being such a perfect reflection of the living metropolis of … Continue reading →

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Ready. Aim. Fire.

Posted on July 2, 2016 by jyourist

In commemoration of my sister’s birthday, which is today, I am reposting a story I wrote a couple years ago of one of my favorite stories of her and her irreverent self.  When we were young, every Memorial Day our … Continue reading →

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She was an optimist

Posted on August 27, 2015 by jyourist

On our road trip to Bloomington Indiana this summer (ultimately to attend a wedding), I discovered this tombstone in a small cemetery, Dunn Cemetery, between the student union and the small Beck Chapel on the campus of Indiana University. It … Continue reading →

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