Need us now? Call (206) 617-1199. Receptionists answer 24/7. And if you're thinking about suicide or in crisis, call or text 988. It's free, any time.

Bainbridge Death Support

(Not the reaper.)

Record your family’s stories, in your own voices.

Ask about heirloom documentary sessions

Heirloom documentary sessions

Handling the earthly details so you can remain present, now.

I come to your home and record your family telling their stories, one session at a time. Each story stands on its own. Together they become an heirloom.

Obituaries, when you need one

Help with the writing, a place to write it and peer-review it yourselves.

Most families have never written an obituary, and it’s often due in a day or two.

With Me, from $349

Send what you have. I check every name and date, write or edit with you, and handle the newspaper submission.

On Your Own, with Obituate

Write and check it together with family. Free, and it stays in your browser. Optional archive Kit, $149.

Heirlooms, made by hand.

Every life is a big story, and the people in these pieces trusted me with theirs. So you won’t see their faces or names here, only the shape of the work. It starts as a conversation, not an interview, and what comes out of it can be a film, a bound book, letterpress, or a place online.

Heirloom Documentary Sessions

Film and sound

A life, told in their own voice, for the people who come after.

Handmade Stationery

Letterpress and hand finishing

Cards for the announcement, the service and the thank-you.

Custom Bookbinding

Hand-bound volume

A whole life, bound by hand.

Memorial Websites

A place online

A home online for photos, stories and tributes.

"Dearly beloved. We are gathered here today. To get through this thing called life."

Prince, Let's Go Crazy
Miranda Sita walking the Seattle waterfront, laughing, an armful of dahlias against her shoulder.

who I am →

A deck of 35 prompts for families

Start the conversation.

Work with me →

If a prompt brings up something difficult, support is available at 988 anytime.

The Journal

Essays, local events and practical notes. A good way to get to know me first.

What this costs.

Obituate
Free to write, check with family and export newspaper-ready text. The optional permanent archive and document Kit is $149 once.
The Read-Through, $349
You write it, I check every name, date and relationship, and return newspaper-ready text by the paper's deadline.
Obituary Editing & Ghostwriting
When you would rather not hold the pen at all. Flat rates, quoted in one phone call.
Life stories, from $3,500
I come to your home, record a parent’s or grandparent’s life story, and edit it myself. How it works and what each price includes.
Retained Family Engagements
Everything above, scoped to your family. By private proposal, a few at a time.

I keep a few reduced-rate spots each year. If the rates are out of reach, ask anyway. If I can't make room, I'll point you to community resources that can help.

Bainbridge Death Support calls home the ancestral lands of the Suquamish People (suq̀wabš, the People of Clear Salt Water) and their Coast Salish relatives, who have tended these shores and waters since time immemorial, and tend them still. It's God's country. I'm so fortunate to be here.

If this place has given you something too, consider giving back through the Suquamish Foundation, which supports the Tribe's cultural revival, education, and community.

Call (206) 617-1199, any time, any day. A receptionist will answer your questions and book a free 15-minute call with me.

Not ready to connect yet? Read the Journal or join my newsletter and get to know my work quietly, from a distance. I don't update it often on purpose.

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