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Then Golding wrote, “Softly, surrounded by a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations, Simon’s dead body moved out towards the open sea.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Traditional funeral practices in this region also involve touching the bodies of the dead; when health workers tried to block that from happening, residents only became more suspicious.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

When we are older, and our parents are dead, we are on our own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Bass has faced widespread scrutiny in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire, which destroyed thousands of homes and left 12 people dead.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“Hey, you know how you told me about what you do over there in your wood? That stuff about… helping dead animal ghosts?”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman