Postscripts

When I workd at the Viriginian-Pilot I worked with a great writing coach named Freddie Kirsch. He had all of the interns there write these little tiny (had to only be either 12 or 15 inches can't remember which now) extended obits. This is an example of a postscript (one that Freddie just happened to write). The reason I liked writing them was because it forced you to write very tight, and make it interesting because -- even dead people have stories. Freddie taught us to read the obits in the paper, and pick out something that stood out for us-- for me it was always interesting nicknames since I have a few interesting ones myself. These postscripts don't look like much, but they taught me how to speak with people that just lost a loved one, and the value in providing one last article on someone's life.