Obituary
In the mid-eighties he appeared in a series of unnamed minor roles in second-tier John Hughes movies. His credit was always listed as “popped collar.”

By the time you get her attention, the bartender already seems annoyed. You’re getting that a lot lately. You expect it, really. You give her a short nod, turn and head out into the rain. You’ve come down with your third cold of the season and there seems to be something wrong with your legs. Your father died 20 years ago today. The earnest, dignified man you remember could be your brother now. Limping home in your wet coat, almost comical in your desolation, you wonder. In 20 years, will anyone raise a toast in your memory?

The new merged corporation will be headquartered everywhere and will cut 100% of its workforce.

The collection exclusively featured images of mayhem and disaster.

A great artist and an excruciating bore.

The things you joke about during the day can fill you with dread in the middle of the night.

Your hearing starts to go, and then your vision—preparation for leaving this world.

I have full confidence in you, said nobody ever, to her.

A late summer afternoon that already feels over. There was a life here, wasn’t there? You can almost still hear it. A wedding; you gave a speech that left no impression. This is how it will be after you’re gone. As if it never happened.

Night lifts over another sleepless dawn; a cacophony of birds in their vast canopy. Wordless. Hallelujah.

People described as “lighting up the room.” You are not one of those.