Every word in this essay is perfection. Seriously. And those Long Distance Dedications! Story after story of beloved siblings in the military, long-sought birth mothers, ill-fated lovers, estranged childhood friends, and doomed pets — so many doomed pets. Aches that could only be eased by the right song. “Casey? Could you please play ‘Hard to Say I’m Sorry’ by Chicago, to let Desiree hear the words I’ve never been able to say out loud?” It was reality radio, and even if the rhythm, syntax, and vocabulary of the letters were suspiciously similar from week to week, I’ll be damned if we didn’t idle in the driveway to hear it all the way through.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 00:32:54 +0000