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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
LOVE AND HAPPINESS
Al Green
I'm Still In Love With You
Hi : 1972
[Buy It]
Readers, we have sad news for you today.
Megan Matthews died this week, of complications following a pulmonary embolism. She was thirty-six years old - infuriatingly brilliant, passionate, and beautiful - and with a nine-year-old daughter.
"I have a very sad story, the kind that makes people feel sorry for you," Megan wrote in April, to a young woman who'd asked her advice about writing, art, and life. "I don't mind telling it, but I don't like how people respond to it." And yet, the letter which follows is honest and inspiring, in ways only Megan could be. Hers was a brave, triumphant life.
"I read a lot of artists' biographies, because I'm hungry to find a story like mine," Megan concluded. "Someone who grew into her talent in some roundabout way, versus someone who abandoned all responsibilities of life to pursue Art. And that's why I didn't find your questions invasive, why I don't mind telling my shit, because it always helps me to hear some of the stranger paths to becoming the human you hope to be. I haven't really done much yet, but I finally think I can. And my daughter's starting off from a much better position than I did, whether she decides to write or to be a 'dog-walker person,' as she currently plans. When I get down, I think of myself as Moses, who survived the sojourn in the desert, but never made it to the promised land. That's a very sad thought for me. But a lot of my ancestors had to content themselves with living for the next generations....even if I Iose hope for myself, there is still a point to all this work."
Needless to say, our hearts go out to Megan's daughter, Renee, to Megan's innumerable friends, and to other family members, near and far. We will miss her terribly.
NB: Megan was working on a book at the time of her death, and that book's disappearance is yet another loss for us. But Moistworks also meant a lot to Megan; it was a way for her to get back into a writing groove, to experiment, and to think and feel about the songs she loved. As you've probably gathered by now, Megan put a great deal of care into her posts, and your replies and comments never failed to delight/anger/confuse and/or move her: She was nothing if not engaged.
The song we've posted today would have kicked off Megan's next post, which she intended for her sister's birthday. (Megan was going to post other songs which nicked from it, but we don't know what they were). In the weeks, months, and years to come, we'll post other songs she loved.
In the meanwhile, please feel free to share your thoughts and memories of Megan in the comments, below. We've also set up a college fund for Renee, in case she changes her mind about the whole dog-walking thing - click below if you'd like to contribute to it.
- James and Alex
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