Vertical Life

Adieu

I hope I haven’t bored you – Elvis

I do not believe in my death – Dali

It’s better to burn out than fade away – Kurt

So long, and thanks for all the fish – dolphins

Tell them I’ve had a wonderful life – Wittgenstein

Mama, Mama, Mama – Capote

Nothing lasts forever, not even forever – Madden

A certain butterfly is already on the wing – Nabokov

We, Ross and Simon, are stepping down as the editors of . We’re looking forward to new challenges, like rehabbing our ever-growing list of injuries, prehabbing for the new ones that await us, and prepping for the End Times (which can’t be far off).

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