Fri, 13 May 2005

Isaiah 45:7

I make it a habit to avoid reading obituaries. That and passing antique stores without entering are my two hobbies actually.

So my long time friend Jen had to call me to tell me. I checked the paper, yes it was the same name, and that would be about the right age. Survived by a husband.

I can't be entirely sure (it has been several years), but as I remember it, she was really cute. I also can't be sure because knowing a person has talent changes my other perceptions. She was just a teenager when I first saw her, bright engaging eyes and a smile so genuinely innocent that it made me sad to look at her and know what the world had the power to do.

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Posted May 13, 2005 at 02:44 UTC, 2319 words,  [/shiloh]  Permalink