Interview: Elizabeth Fournier, author/mortician, ‘All Men Are Cremated Equal: My 77 Blind Dates’

BY BOB ANDELMAN

I have a particular weakness for men and women with stories of dates gone horribly wrong. And I think I’m already on record as having a general weakness for all kinds of women.

Add that to the fact I frequently like to help new authors, and how could I say no to Elizabeth Fournier, who has written the ticklish new book, All Men Are Cremated Equal: My 77 Blind Dates.

Besides amusing us with psycho-social encounters, Elizabeth brings an extra dimension to her story thanks to her vocation: she’s mortician.

AUDIO EXCERPT: “I really wanted to do this since childhood. I found, as I played in the sandbox, I would always have the lineup of cars and they would always be heading toward the grave I dug in the sand. I found that the more cars in the line, the more impressive it was for my dolls. It was a fun thing.”

She is also the voice of the autopsy exhibit in the forensic wing at the United States National Museum of Medicine.

Oh, did I mention she lives in a boring little town—Boring, Oregon. And because of that, she’s become a reality TV star on MySpace known as The Green Reaper. More about that, later.

And here’s a spoiler alert: there’s a happy ending to her book.

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Order Elizabeth Fournier’s book, All Men Are Cremated Equal: My 77 Blind Dates, by clicking HERE!