Whether they’ve been written by a loved one or a local newsroom, obituaries are an earnest attempt at the impossible: distilling one person's life into a couple of pages or paragraphs.

This hour, we explore the delicate art of obituary-writing with two experts: Tampa Bay Times and Poynter writer Kristen Hare, and Lucy Gellman, an editor with New Haven's Arts Paper.

Plus, Epilogg co-founder Mary McGreevy shares "Tips from Dead People" on TikTok.

GUESTS:

• Kristen Hare: Writer, Tampa Bay Times; Local News Faculty and Writer, Poynter
• Lucy Gellman: Editor, The Arts Paper
• Mary McGreevy: Co-Founder, Epilogg; Tips from Dead People on TikTok

Cat Pastor contributed to this episode which originally aired April 27, 2023.

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