Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Poetic Obituaries: [To "Miss Ellen," Ellen Montgomery,] the aftermath

was an unfortunate circumstance, to be sure, but it was almost paradise. Imagine a day, a week, a month--a whole season--with nothing to do but read dusty old novels, write poems about the weather and nature and tend to her magnificent brood of felines, her family, some affectionate and playful, some aloof and nocturnal, all of them beloved and cared for with the patience and attention of a mother.

from The Times-Picayune: Miss Ellen deserved better

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