By Keegan Otwell In 2017 I left my hometown for what would end up being three years spent broke and wandering the US. My friends were fellow vagrants who aged out of foster care, got kicked out of homes, and were queer. Or, like me, people who were fed up with what felt like a … Continue reading ‘The End of the World:’ Freedom and Death at the Dirty Kids Memorial
How to Watch Someone Die
He wants a cheeseburger, with no mayo, and fries. He hates mayo. To my surprise, he eats most of the food. It’s the most I’ve seen him eat in a while, and somehow it feels like a rare achievement. A last meal he really could enjoy. In the morning, I go and get him a ham and cheese croissant from Burger King. He can’t eat anything after a certain time, or it could affect the drugs and slow things down.
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