A LAST LIGHT

This morning, Atlas Obscura, that daily compendium of the strange and unusual that comes to my inbox every day, has this article about turning corpses into light. It is the future of death.

Constellation Park lights up the East River through pods containing decomposing biomass — the cemetery of the future. COURTESY OF COLUMBIA DEATHLAB

This is a wonderful idea. It would be lovely to think I could end my physical presence on this earth by decaying as a source of light. Do read the full article.