Mrs. Caro Hu says Hello,
I know I have never met you,
but my mind instincts me to
do this. I believe everything
happens for a reason. People
change so you can learn to let go.
Things go wrong so you can
appreciate them when they’re right.
I am a dying woman
who has decided to donate
what I have to you.
For charitable goals.
Kindly contact my lawyer
through this email or on
his private line if you are
interested in carrying out this
task. I will not be available.
He can arrange the release
of funds to you ($10,500,000.00)
Thank you and God bless you.
Keep this confidential because
of the 7.01% tax on the funds.
I have no children. Please forget
about my family members. It is a
long story.
Ellen Steinbaum is the author of three poetry collections. Her work has been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize and is included in Garrison Keillor’s anthology, Good Poems, American Places, The Widows’ Handbook, Cavankerry’s Waiting Room Reader II and A Mighty Room: a collection of poems written in Emily Dickinson’s bedroom. An award-winning journalist and former Boston Globe columnist, she writes a blog, “Reading and Writing and the Occasional Recipe” which can be found at her web site, ellensteinbaum.com.
