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In American culture, death and mortality feel like largely taboo topics.
Kristina Libby is a writer, artist, professor and technology executive. She has written for and appeared in Salon, Entrepreneur, Popular Mechanics, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, the LA Times and more. Currently a technology executive she focuses on space, defense and critical infrastructure during the day and at night teaches, writes, and creates art in various mediums.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Kristina used her imagination to bring comfort to the public in the form of floral heart arrangements.
The way to address our underlying fear of death isn’t by avoiding the topic. Instead, we need to become more comfortable with it.