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- Lawrence Lanahan
- Username: llanahan
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
- Joined PRX: Nov 29, 2006
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- "Simplify Me When I'm Dead"
- Summary: How the media simplify a life though obituaries or even just a few simple lines.
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Review of Simplify Me When I'm Dead
Lawrence Lanahan
Posted on May 09, 2007 at 12:56 PM
Most obituaries compress a life, but in just a couple of minutes, this piece manages to expand one. If it is, in fact, an obituary--perhaps it's different kind of reflection. This lovely mix of poetry, news, and music makes me think differently about the tragedy of a life cut short, and it challenges the cookie-cutter narrative into which we usually place such stories. I couldn't mistake this piece for anything else I've heard.