What if grief weren’t something to avoid, but an invitation to live more deeply? What if death, instead of a feared ending, could become a sacred teacher? These are the questions at the heart of Welcome to Death Faire: Love, Loss, and Healing in a Small Southern Town, a profoundly moving new book curated by Tami Schwerin of The Plant. Born from heartbreak and transformed through community, Welcome to Death Faire is part memoir, part love letter—a tapestry of essays, poetry, rituals, and imagery that explores the tender terrain of loss and the luminous possibilities that emerge when we face death together. 

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This 160-page collection brings together stories, essays, poems, and rituals from more than 30 contributors—each piece woven with hauntingly beautiful images. It speaks to the shared human experience: the courage to celebrate life, the humility to embrace death, and the mystery of everything in between.​

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Please join Tami Schwerin and several of the book's authors as they share heartfelt reflections, raw honesty, and unexpected beauty, revealing how grief can transform into grace and how community can turn loss into love.

Note: Welcome to Death Faire will be available for sale at this event and you can also purchase them online.

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