Romeo and Juliet try to get to know one another in the afterlife.

JULIET: Doth thee rememb’r yond time we did dance at the ball?

ROMEO: Yeah, t’was a week ago.

JULIET: Yeah.

ROMEO: Yeah.

JULIET: Doth thee rememb’r the hour at which thee thought I was dead and then killed thyself?

ROMEO: Yeah.

JULIET: I wasn’t dead.

Landy Erlick

Landy is a writer whose name is often autocorrected to “Laundry.” Her work has appeared in McSweeney's, Points in Case, Little Old Lady Comedy, The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues, and, as you can see with your own eyes right here, 251.

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