Tag: Death

Farewell, Christopher Hitchens.

Do I fear death? No, I am not afraid of being dead because there's nothing to be afraid of, I won't know it. I fear dying, of dying I feel a sense of waste about it and I…

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Exit Smiling

In 1728, at age 23, Ben Franklin composed his own epitaph: The Body of B. Franklin, Printer (Like the Cover of an old Book Its Contents torn out And shrift of its Lettering and Gilding) Lies here, Food…

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And just like that, I was dead.

No, seriously! I was dead, just for a few minutes, but dead nonetheless. Long story short, on Sept. 25th an allergic reaction to a supposedly innocuous pill, caused my throat to close, shutting off my breathing and within…

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