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2001-07-16
Lauren Bessette
B. 11.5.64 White Plains, New York / D. 7.16.99 (Near) Martha�s Vineyard
Airplane Crash
July 16th, a big day in death history, what with the last tsar et al and the Kennedy cretin et al et al; what a bad day for ill-fated families. I need a ride to this wedding; how convenient that you fly a plane.
Such sad accidents of history befall the over-photographed. One last picture, please, for the files�we have everything prepared, downstairs, there is a camera in the basement.
Squinting into lenses, attired for sport, rich beyond measure, aimless, unwisely wed. Marriage is about commitment, I told her. I said, You�re not ready for this. But she was too busy listening to her star-fucker friends�no offense.
Poor fools. And then you�ll be on your way�we�ll all be on our way.
What if what if what if�a million memorialists swarm and gnaw the scenery. Believe me, half the time it�s the pills talking.
What if there hadn�t been a void to open. Please pack your bags in preparation now.
Teeth. Are you sure you�re up for this?
Ashes. And then proceed below, below.