not read Lincoln in the Bardo yet, not that I remember anyway, which is not saying a lot as I remember less and less these days, just like the old lady in your story which was so apt to how it is for me. I found your story a delight and glad that I read it. Although my memory is fading and I'm losing the big words I'm still able to tell a tale, and the more I go on the simpler they get, and more heart based...