Hitch in Passing

It's been a while but now we imbibe. The Hitch is back on the radar after a hiatus, which was never going to last, brought about by his death. Drawn from the afterword to the upcoming Mortality, Carol Blue reflects on what life was like before and after her husband's passing, and she reveals that, while he was in hospital more or less permanently, he did expect to "be home soon", which runs a broken nail down the chalkboard. Similarly, Martin Amis talks to Slate about his relationship with the Hitch and anticipates the depression that lies ahead subsequent to an episode of finding Christopher's "love of life" bequeathed to him. Amis runs another hand down the chalkboard when he admits continuing dialogues and jokes with the Hitch in his head, jokes that were never tempered or restrained but rather proudly obscene, and unknowingly evoking the simple thought-experiment: with whom can I share an equally unbridled conversation?