What did Stan look like? He was a thin guy. And wore a funny hat. He was more than those things. But whenever I heard people describe the guy, they always used those attributes. Skinny guy. Always wore that funny hat.

You didn't need an invitation to attend a  funeral ....

Yo I'm just messing with you.

Joey Blau looked up.

I'm messing with you. This is my neighbor's dog. Taking it for a walk. I did send you a pic of my dog.

Joey still looked confused.

Got ya! the man with the dog yelled.

They both began laughing.

Look, just text me and maybe you...

The email arrived as a surprise.

For the sender had been dead for a year now.

Had they been dead for much longer, it wouldn't have invoked the same fear. He couldn't explain why this was.

But the fact that his friend had only been dead one year... not even that... made him...

As I have written in 2021 - A shit Year Yours Truly   my Grandfather was terminally ill . As you can already read I'm using a different time form. Today we will put him to rest. Don't wonder if I'm jumping times...