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My brother and I hadn’t been in touch very often since my move to New York, probably like most siblings who find themselves living across the country from each other.
When I do cry, it’s occasionally out of frustration, but it’s most likely over something beautiful, like a spectacular sunset, or anything animal-related, or a profound act of kindness. Which is why what came next was one of the most bizarre and visceral experiences of my life. A few minutes into the funeral service, I didn’t just begin to cry—I began to keen, to wail uncontrollably at the top of my lungs,
Please marry me, Bill. I got the wedding bell blues.
I made such a fuss over that toy dog you would have thought it was real the way I petted it, scratched it under its chin, kissed it, cuddled it, basically did everything but take it home with me every night after the final curtain.