The news reader’s voice broke. She faltered, then started to cry. The camera cut away to a pre-edited package. This was no simple obituary. Regular programming was interrupted, because he was dead. Around the world, mourning had begun. I watched, eyes dry, and touched the scar he left that night.

A former journalist and communications consultant in the entertainment industry, John Singh has written countless newspaper articles, press releases, and speeches; a number of short stories and a couple of novels. He’s still waiting to hear back from agents on those. Some of his work can be found at jswrites.com.