How to write your own obituary
at 12:51pm on Wednesday, 7th September 2005
It wasn't clear to me why she was at festival. Was she getting tip offs from someone? Or perhaps she possesses a Miss Marple-like gift for being in the right place at the right time (or the wrong place at the wrong time, depending on your point of view). Spooky.
She was kind enough to let me in on a few trade secrets. Apparently, obituaries can be written 'in advance' for two main reasons - one is achievement and the other is what the obituarist politely refers to as 'longevity'. And obituarists are sometimes happy to share what they've (pre)written with their (living) subjects.
So there you have it. If you want to write your own obituary:
1. Become a high flyer; and/or
2. Look a bit peaky; and then
3. Cozy up to an obituarist.
It wasn't clear to me why she was at festival. Was she getting tip offs from someone? Or perhaps she possesses a Miss Marple-like gift for being in the right place at the right time (or the wrong place at the wrong time, depending on your point of view). Spooky.
She was kind enough to let me in on a few trade secrets. Apparently, obituaries can be written 'in advance' for two main reasons - one is achievement and the other is what the obituarist politely refers to as 'longevity'. And obituarists are sometimes happy to share what they've (pre)written with their (living) subjects.
So there you have it. If you want to write your own obituary:
1. Become a high flyer; and/or
2. Look a bit peaky; and then
3. Cozy up to an obituarist.
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