The deaths of people we’ve never met have cast a fog around our\u00a0hearts this month.\u00a0Here are some reasons why:<\/p>\n
Because even though we\u00a0knew Lemmy was living on borrowed time, we\u00a0thought he’d borrowed more.<\/p>\n
Because David Bowie has provided the soundtrack for our lives, again and again.<\/p>\n
Because Alan Rickman brought characters to life.<\/p>\n
Because even though it’s in the script that some characters have to die, we hoped the script for real life was different.<\/p>\n
Because they made us bold.<\/p>\n
Because the disease that brought our icons\u00a0down is the same disease that people we know in real life — our personal icons — are\u00a0fighting with knives and swords and piss and vinegar.<\/p>\n
Because there’s so much art that hasn’t been created yet and we don’t know if we can do it alone.<\/p>\n
Because these people took us on\u00a0trips into outer space, into London, into storybooks, into ourselves.<\/p>\n
Because they weren’t done yet.<\/p>\n
Because we\u00a0aren’t done yet.<\/p>\n
Because all of our scripts end the same.<\/p>\n
Because we are all on borrowed time.<\/p>\n
(Sorry;\u00a0I\u00a0didn’t mean to be a downer, but I suppose\u00a0if you’re reading this, you were already down. There was a fox in my\u00a0yard this morning, the color of rust, standing on a rock, bold as you please. I know\u00a0he’s responsible for the gray feathers under the maple, strewn about like the remnants of a deadly\u00a0pillow fight. Still,\u00a0his presence\u00a0cheered me up a bit. I’m sure the birds felt otherwise.)<\/em><\/p>\n Go outside today, y’all.<\/p>\n Sending love, stars, mutton chops and metal,<\/p>\n M<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The deaths of people we’ve never met have cast a fog around our\u00a0hearts this month.\u00a0Here are some reasons why: Because even though we\u00a0knew Lemmy was living on borrowed time, we\u00a0thought he’d borrowed more. Because David Bowie has provided the soundtrack … Continue reading