The Death of Common Sense

Written for the Weekly Echo prompt: Common Sense has died. Write an obituary for him/her


Sense, Common

May 30, 2018, in Washington D.C. Beloved partner of the late Sani Tee, who passed away in November 2016. Common lived an extraordinary life, and had been pronounced dead many times over the years. Common’s reported deaths ran the gamut, through such disparate causes as declarations of war to claims of fake moon landings.

Mr. Sense had been in poor health for some time, and his death came as no surprise to those who knew him. Common leaves a step-daughter, Reason, and a cousin, Rash Inal.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to RestoreComSense.org, a think tank that has been working for a cure to ignorance since, well, forever.