Jean Luis Borges, an Argentine literary giant born in 1899, excelled in fiction, essays, and poetry, exploring deep connections to and fascination with the dynamics of being.

Seattle artist Rose Briar Bates, known for ephemeral art, created a water ballet as her final request. Friends honored her with a joyful, creative memorial, celebrating her life with a playful public performance.

306 Hollywood, a film by Jonathan and Elan Bogarin, creatively explores memory, loss, and family through a magical realist lens. The siblings' documentary honors their grandmother, transforming ordinary moments into extraordinary ones.

Peter Cunningham, a talented photographer known for capturing rock stars and legends, is a quiet yet profound presence. His chapter on mortality from The Land of the Living inspired Bevival's creative spotlight.

Catherine Panebianco's series No Memory is Ever Alone transforms old slides into a living memory. Tiny Inventions' animated short Negative Space explores the emotional bond between father and son.

H.M. Leona's memoir You Are Where I Am reflects her resilience, exploring themes of love, loss, forgiveness, and redemption. Her story offers a soothing, impactful message for the world today.

In The Migration, filmmaker Ali Alvarez sets out to document the Monarch butterfly migration, discovering its connection to the Day of the Dead and its symbolic relationship with death, love, and remembrance.

Poet Max Ritvo, a child genius with a natural creative power, was mentored by Lucie Brock-Broido, who helped guide his imagination while he battled cancer, passing away young but leaving a lasting legacy.

Comfort food rituals around death have existed for millennia, from Neanderthals to modern times. Global funeral dishes, like Belgian soul bread, Chinese jai, and Jamaican johnny cakes, offer comfort and community.

Sacred Death revisits a tale from Emile Zola’s The Sinful Priest, where Albine, heartbroken by a priest’s abandonment, orchestrates her tragic death by suffocating herself in flowers, an artistic homage to her sorrow.

In R.A. Villenueva's poem "In the Winter We," memory burns bright like a hot flame, reviving the cold, flat imagery of winter. The poem, from Reliquaria, is beautifully brought to life in a short animation.

Comfort food rituals around death have existed for millennia, from Neanderthals to modern times. Global funeral dishes, like Belgian soul bread, Chinese jai, and Jamaican johnny cakes, offer comfort and community.

Blossoming tells the story of Kristy Mitchell, who created a fantastical photo series, Wonderland, as a tribute to her mother after her passing. The series blends childhood memories, grief, and art.

Christopher Borrelli explores what the last works of artists reveal about life and death, highlighting figures like Van Gogh, LeGuin, and Day-Lewis, and the poignant clarity that emerges before death.

Hartsdale Pet Cemetery, founded in 1896, is the world's oldest pet cemetery, offering a final resting place for over 100,000 pets. Bubbling Well Pet Memorial Park, founded in 1971, provides similar services.

The resurgence of the ethical will, a centuries-old tradition, allows individuals to pass on their values, beliefs, and life lessons. It offers a reflective process, creating a meaningful, personal legacy.

Rebecca Louise Law's 2016 exhibition "The Beauty of Decay" explored life, death, and decay through hanging flowers. Her art captures nature’s cycle, preserving and reusing flowers as they change over time.

Alexandra Vassilaros uses writing workshops, born from her personal experience with grief, to help others navigate loss. Her Make Meaning Workshop emphasizes that grief can lead to grace, love, and transformation.

Joanna Macy co-authored A Year with Rilke, offering daily passages from Rainer Maria Rilke’s work, exploring life, love, and death. Rilke urges embracing death as part of life, not its enemy.

Comfort food rituals around death have existed for millennia, from Neanderthals to modern times. Global funeral dishes, like Belgian soul bread, Chinese jai, and Jamaican johnny cakes, offer comfort and community.