Craig R. Seaton
author of
some perfect tomorrow
Freelance writer, performing musician, artist, and national award-winning songwriter, Craig R. Seaton has helped thousands of families with the often-overwhelming details surrounding funeral, cremation, and burial arrangements.
Craig released 2 new original songs in 2024: The Box – a country love song; and You Were Right – a high-energy 1979 studio cut featuring Littlerock.
By craig r. seaton
SOME PERFECT TOMORROW
“The yellow chair changed my life.”
Do you feel like you will never stop missing the one you lost?
In Some Perfect Tomorrow, you get to know people just like you. Real people. Missing ones they lost. You find yourself sharing your grief with newfound friends. Friends who get what you’re going through. Just knowing this can help you make it through your day…or your moment.
These are up-close, true stories. Told first-hand by a veteran caregiver—with decades in the funeral profession. Craig R. Seaton has personally helped thousands through loss and grief. Cremations and burials. Memorial services and last goodbyes. The encounters in this book are stirring. They will help you with loss—whether recent or long ago.
Grief is timeless because love is timeless.
People. Experiencing loss, looking for hope. Loving through grief, and somehow finding life in death. Each short chapter ends with Sparks of Life—useful, practical reflections to help you.
Could a yellow chair change your life, too?
“Some Perfect Tomorrow is a great gift to those struggling with loss. The sensitive stories offer hope, insight, and courage.
This book is a powerful testament of human resilience to bear even unbearable losses.”
– Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, author of Grief is a Journey
and How We Die
“Craig Seaton wrote Some Perfect Tomorrow, a book of stories and advice to comfort people who have lost a loved one.”
-Brad Aronson, Author of the Wall Street Journal
and USA Today bestseller,
HumanKind: Changing the World One Small Act At a Time.
CRAIG’S BLOG
The Yellorondack
Helpful thoughts to make the world a better place.
the onebillionpeople movement: How a new author is changing the way we look at loss and life…with a yellow Adirondack chair
DECEMBER 2, 2019 - ORANGE PARK, FLORIDA USA At his 2019 annual holiday concert performance at The Shepherd's Center of Orange Park, Craig R. Seaton announced his vision for the onebillionpeople movement, and his very first book, Some Perfect Tomorrow. The book's...
The Cry: Finding life in a cemetery
She saw me in the cemetery, coming from a distance. Even though her attention was tightly fixed on his grave, she still saw me. I approached slowly and deliberately from the front so as not to startle her. As I walked closer, I realized she was likely a new widow in...
Sparks of Life: Grief is timeless because love is timeless
There’s no time limit on grieving, nor is there a set schedule. Some well-meaning folks will tell you there is. They’re wrong. Mourning, yes. We can’t mourn forever; yet sometimes grief never leaves us. What is important is to recognize the difference between mourning...
What People Are Saying About SOME PERFECT TOMORROW
Thank you to every single SOME PERFECT TOMORROW reader! I am humbled and encouraged to know it is beginning to help others. Several have told me they gave their copy of the book away to a friend who was hurting. This is exactly how I envisioned it to be shared. If you...
I Just Want to be Cremated: How to let your loved ones know what you want before you die
“I don’t want anybody staring down at me lying in a coffin! Dust to dust, ashes to ashes, that’s my philosophy. Send me flowers while I’m living, I’ve always said. When my time comes, I just want to be cremated.” That’s good. At least you’ve made this important...
Grandpas and Angels: Love and wonder at the exact moment life faces death…and wins
“Oh, I’m sorry,” Grandpa said. He lowered his head and shrugged his shoulders. “I didn’t know there was someone else in here.” “It’s okay. I’m just waiting.” Was the only reply. The semiprivate hospital room contained two beds. The one by the window was empty. The...