A modern woman returns to the mysterious village of her childhood.

Complex grieving rituals in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide.

Home-funeral guides believe that families can benefit from tending to—and spending time with—the bodies of their deceased.

When a writer’s daily routine gets out of control.

One morning, as I gobbled my doughnut and slurped my coffee, thinking to myself, "What a fantastic doughnut, what an amazing coffee," I realised that I had not just thought this but was actually saying aloud, "What a fantastic doughnut! What a totally fantastic experience!", and that this was attracting the attention of the other customers, one of whom turned to me and said, "You like the doughnuts, huh?"