Dead Good Legacies

Dead Good Legacies Back our first picture book *The Midnight Moth* on Kickstarter. We need to raise £5k in 30 days. alternative funerals, eco-funerals, DIY acts of remembrance).

It's all or nothing: if we don't hit target, we don't get the funding! Thanks for your support, loads of great rewards on offer, including the book! ❤️ Dead Good was co-founded by sisters Katy Vigurs and Lindsey Vigurs in 2018. Dead Good provides a range of creative and imaginative ‘death positive’ services. ‘Death positive’ means talking openly and compassionately about life, death, dying, grief, and remembrance rituals. Dead Good's services include advance funeral planning, 'Get Mortal' parties, living funerals, memorial events, personal legacy projects, and wider death education (e.g. Our aim is to support you to participate creatively, emotionally and physically in creating meaningful legacies, rituals and farewells. We will help you to work out how you want to be remembered and what personal legacies you want to leave behind. We work with the living, the dying and the dead; with individuals, families, groups of friends, and organisations. Dead Good is based in Sunderland (UK) and covers the North East England region for face-to-face work. We offer most of our services online too.

KV & LV together again.This time in the Northumberland woods.We rambled. We noticed. We spotted birds and one deer.We bu...
19/02/2026

KV & LV together again.

This time in the Northumberland woods.

We rambled. We noticed. We spotted birds and one deer.

We built a mini altar

We shared meals together. We talked. We laughed.

We laughed A LOT.

We attempted to watch a horror film together (Host). I (KV) managed about 20 minutes. Then LV had to press pause. I slept with the lights on and had a terrifying nightmare.

It was good to spend time together as sisters.

We did talk about our work and The Midnight Moth, but not incessantly, as is sometimes the case.

We love each other and we love you, bye.

How has it been four years?Grief makes time go weird.Love you bye
18/02/2026

How has it been four years?

Grief makes time go weird.

Love you bye

'The Midnight Moth' is a book that will help children practise something most adults were never taught, how to respond t...
17/02/2026

'The Midnight Moth' is a book that will help children practise something most adults were never taught,
how to respond to death with calm and care.

Through interactive worksheets at the end of the story, children are invited to design a simple memorial ceremony for the Midnight Moth.

This immersive approach helps children learn that they can create goodbye rituals too, that grief can be expressed through action, and that loss can be held gently and calmly tended.

This small, symbolic experience builds grief literacy, ecological awareness, and confidence around death long before most children encounter bigger losses.

A lot of adults worry about talking to children about death. The Midnight Moth doesn’t rush that conversation. It aims to soften it. It’s a book that is designed to be read slowly and revisited often.

It's for families and settings that want honest, open, inclusive conversations about life and death.

Could it be for you and yours?

You can pre-order your hardback copy now through our Kickstarter page (link in bio).

Or you can sponsor a copy that will be gifted to a children's library or primary school.

Our page is live for another 14 days.

Place your orders soon, pals.

LOVE YOU BYE

Will you sponsor a hardback copy of The Midnight Moth?If you follow and support our death literacy work but don't want a...
16/02/2026

Will you sponsor a hardback copy of The Midnight Moth?

If you follow and support our death literacy work but don't want a copy of the picture book for yourself, then we'd love you to sponsor a copy of The Midnight Moth instead.

Each sponsored copy will be gifted to a children's library or local family project to help begin gentle conversations about mortality and creating & rehearsing simple goodbye ceremonies with little ones.

We have 35 sponsorship opportunities open for the next 15 days through our Kickstarter page (see link in bio). Just tap 'back the project' and then scroll down to LUNO and tap 'pledge'.

Today finds us at the halfway mark of our 30-day Kickstarter campaign to print and publish The Midnight Moth.

We'd love your help getting 35 copies of the book gifted to local libraries, schools and children's projects.

You can find out more about the book through our three pinned IG posts and on our Kickstarter page.

All re-posts, shares, saves, likes and comments are helpful and valuable.

We promise normal dead good service will resume shortly, but for now, all eyes on the moth.

Love you bye

Just casually sitting in my car in Macclesfield waiting for an event at 7pm. I definitely definitely didn't bump into th...
13/02/2026

Just casually sitting in my car in Macclesfield waiting for an event at 7pm. I definitely definitely didn't bump into the car behind me whilst parking 🙃

I've brought along my only printed copy of The Midnight Moth because my talented friend has offered to cast her expert typographer's eye over the text. I know she's coming to the same event so I can pass this to her and receive thoughtful and invaluable feedback.

My main point really is that I have been stunned by our deathwork community and the ways in which they show up to support us. Lucy is an incredible celebrant but also a talented and experienced designer, and we just happen to live in the same town. There's something really special about the people called to working in the death space.

You are stardust. You are golden. ✨️

Love you bye

LV x

Today I (LV) fell over in a cemetery 💩. Afterwards, and still covered in mud, Team Moth member .good.child and I browsed...
12/02/2026

Today I (LV) fell over in a cemetery 💩. Afterwards, and still covered in mud, Team Moth member .good.child and I browsed the fine wares of the amazing independent in Macclesfield and imagined The Midnight Moth hardback book looking at home on their shelves.

Reaching our Kickstarter goal was a momentous achievement this week and today I needed a little pause and reset.

This morning I attempted to reorganise my tiny workspace. My home studio, where the Midnight Moth has been illustrated, is a windowless garage with no heating. It has been too cold to work in there the past couple of months but with the promise of spring in the air I think I can move back in. I had many many many boxes of random DEAD GOOD detritus to attend to.

Next week is half term for my kiddos and I'll be taking a very short break in Hexham by myself to meet up with KV and deliver a very special ceremonial banner commission.

Meanwhile our is still live and open for donations, pledges and pre-orders throughout February. So its not too late to 😃

Exciting times ahead.

Loveyoubye ❤️‍🔥

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOULast night, on Day 9 of our Kickstarter campaign, we reached our threshold target!WAHOO!It ...
11/02/2026

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Last night, on Day 9 of our Kickstarter campaign, we reached our threshold target!

WAHOO!

It feels like a big day.

Thank you so much for your support.

You've brought The Midnight Moth picturebook to life.

Our Kickstarter remains live until 3rd March, so if you'd like a copy of the hardback book (or want to sponsor one to be gifted to a children's library), you still have 20 days to get your pre-order in.

For now, we've cracked out a bottle of no-secco each. Then we must get on with massive banner stitching and prepping funeral planning workshops (online and in-person) for next week.

LOVE YOU THANK YOU BYE

Pals, we are so very close! We are just £61 off our target.We're dying to know which two of you are going to push the M...
10/02/2026

Pals, we are so very close! We are just £61 off our target.

We're dying to know which two of you are going to push the Midnight Moth over the line?

Can you help us get there today?

Two pre-orders of The Midnight Moth picturebook via our Kickstarter page (link in bio) are all that's needed.

THEN FIRST EDITION PRINT RUN IS GO GO GO.

Thank you to our current 102 backers who have helped us get this far in just 9 days. You have knocked our socks off.

Fingers crossed, we'll reach target by midnight.

Love you bye

* edit: now 95% funded *The Midnight Moth takeover doth continue, pals. We're so close to reaching our target now.Today...
10/02/2026

* edit: now 95% funded *

The Midnight Moth takeover doth continue, pals. We're so close to reaching our target now.

Today is Day 9 of our Kickstarter campaign to raise £5000 in pre-orders of our magical mortality picturebook. This will allow us to order a first edition print run to get the hardback book beautifully printed and distributed to all our magnificent backers.

In the first 8 days, we took £4579 in pre-orders through our Kickstarter page (see link in bio).

We need 12 more pre-orders of the book to reach our target!

Will you be one of these 12 people?

Remember, there's a book sponsorship option if you don't want a copy for yourself. Choosing the LUNO pre-order option will see your sponsored copy gifted to a primary school library, nursery setting or family project.

And if you want a copy for yourself AND you want to donate a copy, there is now the option to do just that. LV has made an 'add-on', so if you're selecting a book for yourself through the STARS (£30), M***A (£100) or MYCELIUM (£15) options, you can now 'add on' a sponsorship copy too.

Please keep sharing about The Midnight Moth. Loads of you have been doing that and it really, really helps.

Thanks for being on this community publishing journey with us!

Loveyoubye

Have you been thinking about pre-ordering or sponsoring a copy of our new hardback picturebook?Today is Day 8 of our Kic...
09/02/2026

Have you been thinking about pre-ordering or sponsoring a copy of our new hardback picturebook?

Today is Day 8 of our Kickstarter campaign to raise enough pre-orders of the book to fund a high-quality first edition print run.

This is very much a community approach to independent publishing, pals.

Will you be our 90th backer?

We need 20 more pre-orders of THE MIDNIGHT MOTH to reach our target.

Getting to 86% of our funding goal in 1 week has been thrilling. We just need a wee bit more help to nudge us over the line. AND THEN OPERATION PRINT RUN IS GO.

If you’ve been meaning to pledge, then please tap the Kickstarter link in our bio.

Then tap the green 'back the project' and scroll down to choose your pre-order option. You'll probably be looking for the STARS or LUNO option. Then tap pledge.

Your money will only leave your account (on 3rd March) if we reach our funding target via pre-orders.

We're so close. Final push.

Thank you, we love you, goodbye.

"SHINE YOU GOOD LITTLE, GOOD LITTLE STARS!"The above line had been twinkling around in my head for about 10 years before...
08/02/2026

"SHINE YOU GOOD LITTLE, GOOD LITTLE STARS!"

The above line had been twinkling around in my head for about 10 years before I wrote it into The Midnight Moth. It grew out of a formative experience in 1999: bringing my Leeds Met Uni friends and home
to Stoke. It was the first time they would meet my mum and dad and it was a bit nerve wracking. Upon entering the house instead just of saying hello, my dad swept into the kitchen with a book of D.H. Lawrence poetry and proceeded to read aloud from it.

What a massive and ace weirdo! Luckily my pals were/are also massive weirdos and it didn't scare them off. I love the awkward eccentricity of that memory, and how it has woven itself into poetry of the book.

KV and I were lucky to have parents who loved books, who both enjoyed reading to us at bedtime and who encouraged us to read all sorts of things as we grew up.

I've been so emotional this weekend! I was tearful in the library just because LIBRARIES! And books, man. It's such a big deal for me personally to experience *all of you* supporting *all of this* 🥲. Thank you.

Let's keep going! We're nearly there!

LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH GOODBYE


Can we hit 75% funded today?We've just reached 74% so we're deliciously close. If you choose to support us at LUNO level...
07/02/2026

Can we hit 75% funded today?

We've just reached 74% so we're deliciously close.

If you choose to support us at LUNO level it will cost you 35 British pounds, and you will receive the Ebook and audiobook of The Midnight Moth. BUT you will be gifting the hardback copy to a library, organisation or family. Its an amazing way to support us AND the community.

Swipe for more Mothness ➡️

➡️ my favourite moth drawing, by my son Elliot, when he was 3 or 4.

➡️ the first version of The Midnight Moth from 2010. I printed it out and posted it to myself in a rudimentary and useless procedure known as "poor man's copyright"

➡️ I'm back in Chorlton today, in Manchester UK. This video shows the bus stop where I caught the 86 bus every morning. It was on this 30 minute bus ride that I wrote The Midnight Moth. You can also see the postbox where I posted the first version back to myself, as well as my children's primary school and Chorlton Library. All of these places feel important and it's quite emotional being back here after 8 years away.

Thank you for caring about this book, and investing in KV and I, and our work as DEAD GOOD. Let's keep going!

Love you bye 👋 😘

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