From “Wish You Weren’t Here: Selected 20th Century Postcards”
by Dennis Trudell

(Alligators, Everglades National Park, Fla.)

                                                         motel
                                                    9/15 /94

Cousins:

       They’ll kill him tomorrow; nothing anyone can do now except the Gov. and he’s at fund raiser and will no doubt have good night’s sleep. I won’t of course, but will keep him company the only way I can.  Only had 12 minutes today and for the first half he was too dazed and shaking to focus on me or talk.  Then suddenly calmed, though had to spit hunk of inner cheek had bitten.  Then his voice so brave I couldn’t see him, and that blur through tears was my last sight

                                            fuckfuck fuck

                        Tina?








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