Look &/or listen as my guest the famous Doyenne of Death, certified thanatologist, Gail Rubin shares with us her frozen in time stories of this “broken” round brass clock she inherited from one of her aunts apartments in Philadelphia.

I am reminded of the origin of this YouTube/podcast show (mentioned in the intro) & my guest Sharon Wunder from episode #19 who also collected clocks. Sharon embraced MAID (medical aid in dying) 2 weeks ago in her home state of Colorado to create a good death for herself. As she pondered in her episode … had she collected time pieces her whole life because she knew she was running out of time?

And speaking of timing? I JUST arrived back on the east coast after 2 weeks in Albuquerque celebrating the 6th annual Before I Die NM festival coordinated by today’s guest!

During the pandemic Gail’s offered Pilates classes by Zoom. This round brass clock sits in her living room reminding her of her Philadelphia family, design & death.

To find out more about this fascinating & fun funeral planner extraordinaire visit her chock full of content website: https://agoodgoodbye.com/ & subscribe to her YouTube channel  @GailRubin 

This short story was clipped from my live virtual Show & Tale: Significant Objects in the fall of 2021 which encourage us to build connections, community & legacy one story of stuff at a time. ____________________________________________________________________________

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