**Special Order** Casket Receipt
May 30, 2006
Found Magazine
3455 Charing Cross Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Dear Found:
I found this casket receipt today stuck in my flower beds. I was returning home from a walk and saw this piece of white paper lying in my Irises. I picked it up, unfolded it, and then sort of jumped, chirped, and recoiled as though I had just discovered there was a dead mouse inside or something. (The chirp I can’t explain, other than I’m sick and it was the only noise of surprise my throat could create under the circumstances.)
I held it by its corner, like you would a really smelly diaper, and carried it in the house. I thought for a minute that maybe I should call someone—I mean, this receipt says that the receipt should be duplicated and the casket delivered as soon as possible. How horrible if your casket order got lost??
But, since it’s been ten days since the receipt was dated, I have to guess that the casket showed up, one way or the other.
It’s funny how creepy a casket receipt feels. I didn’t even notice the dead bugs stuck to the tape until much later.
Anyway, here you go, “**Special Order** Casket Receipt” enclosed.
Cheers,
Naomi Graychase
PO Box 787
Northampton, MA 01061
Graychase@gmail.com
Found Magazine
3455 Charing Cross Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Dear Found:
I found this casket receipt today stuck in my flower beds. I was returning home from a walk and saw this piece of white paper lying in my Irises. I picked it up, unfolded it, and then sort of jumped, chirped, and recoiled as though I had just discovered there was a dead mouse inside or something. (The chirp I can’t explain, other than I’m sick and it was the only noise of surprise my throat could create under the circumstances.)
I held it by its corner, like you would a really smelly diaper, and carried it in the house. I thought for a minute that maybe I should call someone—I mean, this receipt says that the receipt should be duplicated and the casket delivered as soon as possible. How horrible if your casket order got lost??
But, since it’s been ten days since the receipt was dated, I have to guess that the casket showed up, one way or the other.
It’s funny how creepy a casket receipt feels. I didn’t even notice the dead bugs stuck to the tape until much later.
Anyway, here you go, “**Special Order** Casket Receipt” enclosed.
Cheers,
Naomi Graychase
PO Box 787
Northampton, MA 01061
Graychase@gmail.com
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