Table of Contents
Introduction xi
Another Expiration Date Malachy McCourt 1
The Last Laugh Jacquelyn Mitchard 7
Up Here Amy Ferris 13
Kitty... Mimi Karen Quinn 21
A Cold Awakening Dianne Rinehart 31
Baby Blues Jenny Rough 47
Cleavon Victorious Michael Tucker 59
Into The Light Barbara Lodge 65
Caraway Seed Cake Carrie Kabak 81
Death and Denial Barbara Abercrombie 97
Suburban Animation Joshua Braf 109
Measuring Grief Benita Garvin 117
Decca's Potty Kathi Kamen Goldmark 137
My Pet Dead Mole Zoe Fitzgerald Carter 145
Have Fun at The Funeral, Girls Sam Barry 157
Death With Dignity Sherry Glaser-Love 165
My Grandfather's Chicken Soup Aviva Layton 175
She Laughed Until She Died Victoria Zackheim 187
Tragedy Plus Time Christine Kehl O'Hagan 199
I Could Die Laughing Leon Whiteson 213
The Belle of Pittsburgh Barbara Graham 225
Burial Ground Richard Mckenzie 237
Virgo Starhawk 249
Fly With Me Ellen Sussman 271
Acknowledgments 275
About The Contributors 277