R.I.P. (story)
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"R.I.P." is a short story
by Poppy Z. Brite
, originally published as a chapbook
, published by Gauntlet Press and was limited to only 200 copies. It consists of a letter written to William S. Burroughs
after Brite had learned of his death. The cover of the chapbook was drawn by Brite herself.
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
by Poppy Z. Brite
Poppy Z. Brite
Poppy Z. Brite is an American author. Brite initially achieved notoriety in the gothic horror genre of literature in the early 1990s after publishing a string of successful novels and short story collections...
, originally published as a chapbook
Chapbook
A chapbook is a pocket-sized booklet. The term chap-book was formalized by bibliophiles of the 19th century, as a variety of ephemera , popular or folk literature. It includes many kinds of printed material such as pamphlets, political and religious tracts, nursery rhymes, poetry, folk tales,...
, published by Gauntlet Press and was limited to only 200 copies. It consists of a letter written to William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs
William Seward Burroughs II was an American novelist, poet, essayist and spoken word performer. A primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodernist author, he is considered to be "one of the most politically trenchant, culturally influential, and innovative artists of the 20th...
after Brite had learned of his death. The cover of the chapbook was drawn by Brite herself.