Archive of articles classified as' "Death"

Funeral followed honeymoon. He was 90.

1/10/2009
—Graham Swift
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Children catch fireflies; death in jars.

1/9/2009
—Jim Cartwright
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Russian Roulette…five clicks… “Your turn.”

1/9/2009
—Pete Berg
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He read his obituary with confusion.

1/7/2009
—Steven Meretzky
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He woke. Sighed. Drank. Drove. Killed.

12/31/2008
—Yehuda Berlinger
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Gown removed carelessly. Head, less so.

12/30/2008
—Joss Whedon
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Free to good home: Extraneous coffin.

12/30/2008
—Barbara Trapido
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“Samaritans.” “I’m listening.” “Hello?” “Hel…” “Samaritans…”

12/30/2008
—Michel Faber

(Samaritans is a charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in distress or at risk of suicide throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland.)

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Lucky, yes, but my twin wasn’t.

12/29/2008
—Scot
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For sale: baby shoes, never worn.

12/28/2008
—Ernest Hemingway

The original short short story and the inspiration for this website. In the 1920s, Ernest Hemingway’s colleagues bet him that he couldn’t write a complete story in just six words. They paid up. Hemingway is said to have considered it his best work.

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