Mortals

Mr. Givens’ obituary is nothing remarkable, hardly something to remember at all. He led a quiet life, served in the Army, was married to the same woman for 42 years, and worked at the same job practically his whole life. He wasn’t a baseball player or a movie star, he was the furthest thing from a celebrity. In fact, the only thing noteworthy about his obituary is what happens after it runs in the newspaper, when he shows up in the office of the Metro editor wondering who decided to pronounce him dead.

©1996 Tobias Wolff (P)2013 Blackstone Audiobooks

Very Good

Very Good story another one by Tobias Wolff.
We have come to expect good writing from this master of shorts story