Funeral Clothes is a book revolving around the idea of change. Some changes can be facilitated and sought after like those of lifestyles. While others, such as passions, philosophies and life itself can not be controlled. We can not choose when a favorite song ceases to be an intangible treasure, nor when eventually mortality asserts itself. Through a series of short stories and two essays the inevitability of change is explored along with how ultimately, only how we deal with it is ours.

At its best, the stream of life is like a great jazz standard. There is the familiar melody but with each player there are infinite variations and improvisations occurring within the known framework. Not just what the player says but the way in which it is said, the tone, make it worth revisiting. Further variation derives from our perceptions. One person’s requiem is another’s calliope.

Here is my riffing on humanity, flurries of notes darkly funny, tragic and image rich