RKS Literature: The Suicidal Hanging of Francis Hinsley (Evelyn Waugh)

They told me, Francis Hinsley, they told me that you were hung

With red protruding eyeballs and black protruding tongue;

I wept as I remembered how often you and I

Had laughed about Los Angeles and now  ‘tis here you’ll lie;  

Here pickled in formaldehyde and painted like a whore

Shrimp pink incorruptible, not lost or gone before.”

Evelyn Waugh, “The Loved One”, 1948.                                                                                       

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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