Caleb Wilde

Sixth gen. funeral director. Award winning writer. Post-grad degree in Death and Religion. Last person to let you down in Parkesburg, PA.

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This has taken longer than embalming an autopsied body with stingy cut arteries. MY BOOK IS FINALLY HERE! https://t.co/Z4k2ojJYUx

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Befriending what we fear (failure, being misunderstood, death, loss, needing help, the parts of ourselves we don’t like, people we don’t understand, etc.) is key to growth.

Feel free to add to the list.

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Hi, Twitter. Been a while. Since we last talk-talked, I released a book about the afterlife, ancestral connections and how those things connected with me while working as a funeral director during the pandemic. So, if you want to catch up: https://t.co/XHj67HHdRK

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I have this theory that the closer we become to our own mortality, the closer we become to our own humanity.

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@KateWoodyBath @JennicaGiesbre1 @Mortality_TandF @TheGoodDeath Not sure how I can reply without sounding like an egotist, but count me interested in reading something written about myself

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Let's try this #nft thing. This tweet is for sale on:

https://t.co/QKKiPPffmp @cent

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As a mortician, I always tie the shoelaces together of the dead. Cause if there is ever a zombie apocalypse, it will be hilarious.

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Funeral directors have been using disinfectants to kill viral infections since the 1860s.

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10 SUPERPOWERS FUNERAL DIRECTORS (and caregivers) NEED RIGHT NOW

If you’re in death care (or any type of caretaker position, paid or unpaid), you probably already have these superpowers. In fact, most of us only… https://t.co/vPaeipjeCd

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For those of you who would normally be in church this morning, this acts as a good reminder . . .

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Over the next couple weeks, the funeral home will be accepting cash, credit, and toilet paper (value of TP is based on amount of sheets and not the amount of rolls).

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I mean, I can see how you’d be confused, but I’m actually not a doctor.

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“Oh, and remember, next Friday…is Hawaiian shirt day. So, you know, if you want to, go ahead and wear a Hawaiian shirt and jeans.”
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#Lumbergh #youreoldifyourememberthis

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The T-Ball game is also sponsored by Johnson Funeral Home, who encourages the kids to “Look Alive!”

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RIP @realgrumpycat #deathpositiveog

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PSA

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I’m putting up with people now because I hold out hope that I CAN BE ALONE FOREVER.

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Got my backyard ready for Easter weekend.

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Anyone else have trouble validating their own pain and problems because “there’s always people who have it worse?” 🙋🏻‍♂️
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So, I’m riding shotgun with nicwilde while she tries on new… https://t.co/Qz0lYb9xh5

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If any of my friends are dying, or if anyone is a caregiver for someone who’s dying . . . this. (from Jenny Harrington’s piece at medium) https://t.co/3DVyg1CjLe

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Some jokester vandalized our hearse during a graveside service. (��credit: my dad) https://t.co/OZYrchctlO

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"It’s probably hard to imagine that a person could feel a single ounce of gratitude in the midst of losing a child, but I do."
Beautiful blog post from @JamieTheVWM. And thanks to @CalebWilde for sharing; your FB post was deeply moving.
#grief #gratitude https://t.co/B2NdtrcJ6b