Ages 18 & up. Hear author Kelly Carter Merrill read from and discuss her debut memoir, Death is All About Me: how being near the dying brought me closer to the living. Reflecting on the deaths of a number of friends, colleagues, and significant others and journeying through relationships, religions, marriage, childbirth, and career loss, Kelly discovered that her close experiences with death had been preparing her for how to live. Her memoir chronicles her journey from inner despair to an outward focus on purpose, growth and spirituality.