Thursday, September 24, 2009

Last Words compiled by Claire Cameron

Toronto-based writer Claire Cameron, author of The Line Painter, compiled a collection of last words uttered by executed prisoners in Texas. Her piece ran in the New York Times here. I thought it was incredibly affecting and weirdly poetic.
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3 comments:

pundy said...

Very moving, no question. A sharp focus, nowhere to go.

7:29 pm
Anonymous said...

My goodness. I looked at the Texas Website. They sure kill a lot of people down there!

Pat H.

5:30 pm
Kristine said...

Indeed, I wonder what mine would be.

7:30 pm

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