Dear Editor,

August 3, 2025

Re: Obituary Notice

The newspaper has misprinted my name in the obituary that I sent.

Your error has caused my insurance claim to be denied as wholly fraudulent.

As yet, I have not been laid properly to rest, creating a predicament.

I cannot, at my behest, collect anything from my last will and testament.

Please, publish an acknowledgment of your grave mistake so I may pay my rent.

Sincerely,

Jesse Doiron

Jesse Doiron has worked in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia as an educator and consultant. His teaching experience ranges from English for international business at the UC-Berkeley Extension in San Francisco to creative writing at the Mark Stiles Maximum Security Prison for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Next
Next

At a Time Like This