She’s not just cleaning stones—she’s curating death
A Vermont woman’s pandemic hobby is turning the dead into content.
The story
A Vermont woman cleans and documents old gravestones, sharing stories of the deceased on social media. The trend grew during the pandemic, but raises concerns about preservation and respect.
Source: fortune.com
Our reading
Caitlin Abrams is the human equivalent of a ‘cleaning mode’ on a smart home device—except instead of dust, she’s wiping away centuries of grime. Her videos are less about the actual cleaning and more about the eerie, slow reveal of a life long forgotten, like a Netflix documentary that’s also a public service. She’s not just scrubbing stones; she’s curating a museum of mortality for people who prefer their history with a side of existential dread. And while she’s busy turning dead people into content, the real question is: who’s cleaning the people who clean the dead?
