Death in a Box.

August 6, 2011 6:37 AM

Life, as we might experience it, is here warped by the closeness of death.

Scott Johnson's Death in a Box - a quiet yet powerful reflection on the personal costs of war.

posted by Ahab (7 comments total)

A hard read, But very worth reading. Thanks for shareing it.
posted by Katjusa Roquette at 8:31 AM on August 6, 2011

Extraordinary piece of writing.
posted by L'Estrange Fruit at 8:50 AM on August 6, 2011

If I am dead, then presumably I don’t need to do anything urgently.
posted by 3FLryan at 8:54 AM on August 6, 2011

Wow.
posted by IvoShandor at 2:08 PM on August 6, 2011

That was quite intense.
posted by Harald74 at 12:55 AM on August 7, 2011

Great article, thank you.
posted by joedan at 10:25 PM on August 8, 2011

Best of the Web, for certain. At the very least, most powerful.
posted by Chipmazing at 10:58 PM on August 8, 2011