Exit Laughing by Victoria Zackheim
Exit Laughing is more than a collection of twenty-four personal stories, written by some of our country's finest authors, on the subject of death and humor. It's a reminder that all of us approach death in very different ways. Whether we face our death or the death of a loved one with fear, sorrow, joy, or confusion, and whether or not we believe in an afterlife, we cannot deny that death happens. Exit Laughing reminds us that in death there is a place for humor. Ellen Sussman writes of flying home her mother's body and watching her mother's burial wardrobe spill out on the baggage carousel. Kathi Kamen Goldmark regales us with memories of playing the kazoo at Jessica Mitford's funeral. Broadway and television actor Richard McKenzie shares the riotous story of a funeral procession led by a lost hearse. Bonnie Garvin writes about her parents' double suicide attempt (and yes, it's funny!). Joshua Braff recalls a death in an upstairs bedroom during his childhood, Roadrunner cartoons included. L.A. Law star and author Michael Tucker describes his last visit with his dying friend, Cleavon Little, and how they said goodbye. International bestselling novelist Jacquelyn Mitchard writes about her husband's untimely death, and how his three best friends ended up held in a psychiatric hospital after the wake. These stories, along with seventeen other memorable essays, constitute a book whose purpose is to remind readers that when dealing with illness, dying, and death, there is an important place for laugh-out-loud humor.
Victoria Zackheim is the author of the novel The Bone Weaver and the editor of five anthologies, including The Other Woman, which spent many weeks on Canada's national bestseller list, For Keeps, The Face in the Mirror, and He Said What? In the summer of 2012, her play, which is based on five articles from The Other Woman, will begin a six-week run in the theater. Zackheim is a frequent lecturer at writers' conferences, non-profit educational and humanitarian groups, and book fairs, and teaches Personal Essay in the UCLA Extension Writers' Program. She is a 2010 San Francisco Library Laureate and is active on Facebook, Goodreads, Redroom, Shewrites, and the AARP Writers Forum, among other social media platforms. She is a UCLA (BA) and San Francisco State University (MA) graduate who currently resides in San Francisco.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781583944073 |
| ISBN 10 | 1583944079 |
| Title | Exit Laughing |
| Author | Victoria Zackheim |
| Series | Io Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | North Atlantic Books,U.S. |
| Year published | 2012-05-08 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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