How (Not) to Get A-Head

Hello Deathlings! 

I cannot tell you how many times I've been talking with someone and they get this glint in their eye, like their about to tell me some SECRET plan. Which they are. 

"When my mom dies, we've decided that I'm going to keep her skull and put it on my mantle!"

or

"When I die I'm going to leave my skull to my daughter so she knows I'll ALWAYS BE WATCHING HER."

or 

"My family's not squeamish and they are really OK with dead bodies, so when I die they're gonna make my skull into a hummingbird feeder!"

People REALLY want their loved one's skulls! 

To some extent I'm excited that people want to be involved in the hypothetical defleshing of their loved one's head. A teachable moment! 

But I always feel like the Angel of Death (in a bad way) when I have to tell them, "That would be so cool buuuuuuuuut..."

Like I talk about in the video, do you think your local alternative funeral home has a whole WORKSHOP devoted to skull removal and defleshing? Or...do you have plans to do it yourself??? 

NO YOU DO NOT. LISTEN TO ME. I'M YOUR MOTHER NOW. 

But with all the skulls and bones and remains you can find on the market these days, it's no wonder that people are feeling like they could get a little DIY with mom's skull. Can you imagine the Pinterest fails for "Dad's defleshed skull"?

Plus there's you know, THE LAW. 

Anyway, I hope you like this skull and tattz video. Some of the tattoo stuff surprised even me! 

AND if you watch all the way to the end of the video you'll see that the paperback of Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? will be coming out September 22! For a signed copy with a stamp of MY FACE in it or to see MY FACE at an online event go here.

Just buy a book from one of the participating bookstores (see the link) and my face will be all yours. 

Thank you for your support deathlings! My face and I thank you. 

From an appropriate social distance, 

Caitlin  

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