Elegy by Rachel Swirsky (a one-minute tale)

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7 Responses to Elegy by Rachel Swirsky (a one-minute tale)

  1. 1
    Simple Truth says:

    Very impactful! I like it. :D

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    Josh says:

    Brief but swirskriffic!

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    Eva says:

    That hit the spot. Thanks.

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    embergirl says:

    I hope this wasn’t based on a true story.

    Very well written.

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    Mandolin says:

    Oh, no.

    It’s actually from a four-part poem I wrote in college about complicated (and emotionally unacceptable) reactions to death… the other three parts were based on true stories, though, so.

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    Charles S says:

    I sort of feel it is wrong of me, but I burst out laughing at the end line. Nicely done.

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    Medea says:

    I love the music/words combination. It was perfectly paced.