The Death of Pie (2014)
“Should one just close one’s eyes, pray, and pump the brakes as if one were inflating an air mattress?
When death is a fait accompli, perhaps all that pumping is unwarranted. Perhaps I should have kept my eyes open and enjoyed my brief time sailing through the air. After all, Nearer My God to Thee has always been one of my favorite hymns, and being airborne, as I was, I was substantially closer for a second or two. Besides, this was my first opportunity to observe the landscape from that altitud...e.
The amazing thing is, however, that I killed no one – not even the horse. Neither did I demolish the buggy. In fact, there was no horse and buggy. There was only my very fertile imagination or – and I beg you to consider this – the buggy and the Amish family riding in it were an apparition. These were not a product of my imagination, mind you, but ghosts. Genuine Apparition-Americans.
For the record, I am not the only person to have seen the Kirschbaum family and their horse after that tragic accident that claimed their lives eight years ago, either.MoreLess
When death is a fait accompli, perhaps all that pumping is unwarranted. Perhaps I should have kept my eyes open and enjoyed my brief time sailing through the air. After all, Nearer My God to Thee has always been one of my favorite hymns, and being airborne, as I was, I was substantially closer for a second or two. Besides, this was my first opportunity to observe the landscape from that altitud...e.
The amazing thing is, however, that I killed no one – not even the horse. Neither did I demolish the buggy. In fact, there was no horse and buggy. There was only my very fertile imagination or – and I beg you to consider this – the buggy and the Amish family riding in it were an apparition. These were not a product of my imagination, mind you, but ghosts. Genuine Apparition-Americans.
For the record, I am not the only person to have seen the Kirschbaum family and their horse after that tragic accident that claimed their lives eight years ago, either.MoreLess
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