by Will Hoffman

Steve Smith is from Britain. He has a potentially fatal heart disease. With a stroke of luck, Smith won 19 million pounds, roughly $38 million dollars, in Britain's National Lottery.

When he picked up his check, reporters asked Smith how he wanted to spend his money. Smith thought of his wife first. "It's Ida I worry for," he said. "It's leaving her behind. I would give all that back if I am allowed to still be with her, because there are no shops in the cemetery, are there?"

Smith's wish is beautiful, sad and very true. It reminds me of a title from a short story by Tao Lin, "Love Is a Thing on Sale for More Money There Exists."

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