Excuse Me While I Disappear: Tales of Midlife Mayhem

by Laurie Notaro

You lived in a time when you could walk your loved ones all the way to the gate in an airport.

We “got” This Is Spinal Tap, Raising Arizona, and The Big Lebowski.

I stopped smoking thirty years ago. When is it safe to start again?—

But it turns out that people really don’t read the comments. They only really care about their own response to your post.

“I was, but I need insurance, so now I work with you!”

“Not much you can do after Death comes to a party,”

“I didn’t flinch when you started keeping a journal because you said your life ‘was slipping through your fingers like sand on a forgotten beach.’