We at the Kachina Round Table did not enjoy our Thanksgiving meal at the Hôtel Adios. One of our members was absent. I speak of Orville Slack IV, the gifted writer whose practical advice on the etiquette of begging off was attracting a growing readership.
It seems that Mr. Slack died in his sleep during the early morning hours of one of our top ten holidays. His body was discovered by his nurse and companion, Miss Molly Golightly. Upon awakening and checking out his body heat, she immediately placed a call to the county coroner, who, after a cursory investigation of the death scene, reported that the probable cause of death was an overdose of a popular drug known for enhancing and in some cases enabling erotic activity.
Both Miss Golightly and Mr. Slack declined comment on this finding.
Orville Slack IV was born on July 4, 1910, in Slackville, Oklahoma, the son of Orville Slack III, who was begat by Orville Slack II, who in turn was begat by Orville Slack the Original. Slacks I-III were aided in their begetting by honest women, each of whom was named Mary. Like his predecessors, Slack IV scratched out a living by dispensing innovative advice on the techniques of begging off. He was also the owner and sole proprietor of Slack’s Still, which did a booming business in Panhandle County from 1919 to 1933. Upon his discovery by this editor in early 2003, he relocated to Small Southwestern City, where he resided with his newly-discovered companion in the Penthouse Suite of the Hôtel Adios.
He is survived by Ms. Golightly, Talia la Musa, Myles na Gopaleen, Jr., Arthur Unknown, the resuscitated remains of Ab Ennis, and the bartenders and clientele of the aforementioned hotel.
His ashes will be on display on the bar of the hotel’s Watering Hole from 10 a.m. to midnight.
Mr. Slack’s future plans include the continuation of his writing, regular attendance at the Kachina Round Table, and taking instruction from his friend and colleague, Ab Ennis, on the art of inhabiting an urn. He also hopes some day to be outfitted with the same devices his friend has recently been equipped with, courtesy of Mr. Myles na Gopaleen the Younger.
It seems that Mr. Slack died in his sleep during the early morning hours of one of our top ten holidays. His body was discovered by his nurse and companion, Miss Molly Golightly. Upon awakening and checking out his body heat, she immediately placed a call to the county coroner, who, after a cursory investigation of the death scene, reported that the probable cause of death was an overdose of a popular drug known for enhancing and in some cases enabling erotic activity.
Both Miss Golightly and Mr. Slack declined comment on this finding.
Orville Slack IV was born on July 4, 1910, in Slackville, Oklahoma, the son of Orville Slack III, who was begat by Orville Slack II, who in turn was begat by Orville Slack the Original. Slacks I-III were aided in their begetting by honest women, each of whom was named Mary. Like his predecessors, Slack IV scratched out a living by dispensing innovative advice on the techniques of begging off. He was also the owner and sole proprietor of Slack’s Still, which did a booming business in Panhandle County from 1919 to 1933. Upon his discovery by this editor in early 2003, he relocated to Small Southwestern City, where he resided with his newly-discovered companion in the Penthouse Suite of the Hôtel Adios.
He is survived by Ms. Golightly, Talia la Musa, Myles na Gopaleen, Jr., Arthur Unknown, the resuscitated remains of Ab Ennis, and the bartenders and clientele of the aforementioned hotel.
His ashes will be on display on the bar of the hotel’s Watering Hole from 10 a.m. to midnight.
Mr. Slack’s future plans include the continuation of his writing, regular attendance at the Kachina Round Table, and taking instruction from his friend and colleague, Ab Ennis, on the art of inhabiting an urn. He also hopes some day to be outfitted with the same devices his friend has recently been equipped with, courtesy of Mr. Myles na Gopaleen the Younger.