Extravagant Ways to Say Goodbye
During a time of rapid technological growth, online personas and a call for ecological heroism, Sam finds herself nearing her 25th birthday and has adopted what seems to be a fear surrounding the topic of death. An inordinate somewhat existential fear surrounding her own death, the death of those around her, the premature death of her not-yet-started career and perhaps even the death of the world’s itself. Sam refuses to be plagued by this anxiety and decides to be proactive about it instead. She puts together a playlist for her own funeral, amasses several self-help books and calming apps that vow to provide a sound mind and she avoids open windows should she trip and fall out of one. Despite the burgeoning sense of instability Sam tries to live a seemingly normal life by still attending friends’ bachelorette parties, babyshowers, work interviews and maintaining her responsibilities as an au pair. Extravagant Ways To Say Goodbye is a comical look