Alan cut out the article and clipped it to the pile. Craig, twenty-seven lines. One line for every three years of life. This unsettled Alan; upset him. Craig had led a narrow life, which had been padded out to 374 words by the anonymous obituary writer. Since Mary had died, Alan had been counting; a league table of words. Mary had received 317. The world’s most wonderful lady, not even in the top division.
Originally published: Vine Leaves Press
