The Interview -
after Vanity Fair - The Proust Questionnaire
She asks, “What trait do you most deplore in yourself?”
All I have are these dried roses and this lump of stolen amber.
“On what occasion do you lie?”
These black Ariat boots are the last thing he bought me.
“What do you most value in your friends?”
There’s a passport picture that makes me look like a petty French criminal.
“What is your motto?”
I display all my marksmanship awards on the mantle.
“What is your current state of mind?”
Sea glass is hard to find on Saint Ninian’s Isle.
“What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?”
I have more than 8000 songs on shuffle in the car
and you expect me to have a favorite?
At last, she asks, “How would you like to die?”
What can I do? I show her the 40-year-old photo:
I could really pull off that short shorts look.
Published on The Laundry Line, 17 February, 2026.
