I bought an urn for $30 to put my dad’s ashes in, but had to remove the original inhabitant first | Amber Cunningham

I first wondered if Dad wouldn't mind sharing the urn with a roomie, but decided to empty it in my garden instead

I bought a brass urn for my dad's ashes eight years after he died.

It was secondhand and a bargain at 30 bucks. As I went to leave the shop and picked it up off the counter it was heavier than anticipated. There was someone still in there.

Amber Cunningham is a freelance radio producer