A Good Time To Die

ON THE FUTILE EFFORT TO MANAGE DEATH AND GRIEF

I’m currently pet-sitting for a family with such low pet survival expectations it’s a little unnerving. They have a dog, a cat, and a single goldfish. The fish had been pretty sickly for the week before I showed up and during my walkthrough, their lack of attachment to it was evident: “It’ll probably be dead in a few days. Just flush it and don’t give i…