5. Obituary Came Out Too Soon
I had a phase in my mid-teens when I would read the obituaries in the local newspaper. I saw a name that was familiar as it was the same as a family friend. It had his full first, middle, and last names. I didn’t say anything to my parents since I figured they already knew. A few days later, my mom told me he passed and I said I knew since I saw his obit.
She said, “That’s impossible. It just happened last night in his sleep.” I went back through the newspapers—my mom kept them for a week before throwing them out—but the obit wasn’t there. When the real obit came out it had his first and last name but just his middle initial. This was almost 40 years ago and I still think about it.