geeky(Me to Brooke: "Look!"
Brooke to me: "Should I be surprised that you excel at plague?")
This book is going to be so cool, and not just because it has a truly epic body count. I'm really excited about the author list, and Jennifer has been a treat to work with. Plus, I essentially hinted my way into getting an invitation ("It's about pandemics? Gosh, what a coincidence. I like pandemics..."), so it's nice to see that I won't be dragging her nice little story collection down.
Meet me in Grants Pass, if you can.
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LOVE LETTERS TO THE DEAD
David—
I can't find you.
I don't know if you survived.
I guess the only thing to do
Is pray you're still alive.
And I wish that you were with me,
And I wish I wasn't scared,
And I wish that I had listened
When you said to be prepared.
I love you. God, I love you.
But I guess the die's been cast.
I can't stay here any longer,
And I'll see you in Grants Pass.
Jesus, but I'm frightened.
I don't want to go alone.
And I wish that I'd gone with you,
That I hadn't stayed at home...
But things got so bad so quickly,
And nobody knew just why...
I wish I had the answers,
And I wish I wouldn't cry.
I love you. God, I love you,
But it all went wrong so fast.
I can't stay here any longer.
Hope I see you in Grants Pass.
David, if you find this,
Won't you put aside the past?
I can't stay here any longer.
Come and meet me in Grants Pass.
—L.
May 27 2009, 23:39:32 UTC 8 years ago
I will be picking up a copy of Grant's Pass very shortly.