Somewhere between elegy and memoir poetry and prose Ed Pavliamp263s Call It in the Air follows the death of a sister into songPavliamp263amp8217s collection traces the life and death of his elder sister Kate a brilliant talented tormented woman who lived on her own terms to the very end Kateamp8217s shadow hovers like a penumbra over these pages that unfold a kaleidoscope of her world A smalltown apartment full of quotpaintings ampamp burritos ampamp pyramidshaped empty bottles of Patron ampamp an ad hoc anthology of vibratorsquot A bangedup Jeep loose syringes underfoot rattles under Colorado skies Near an ICU bed Pavliamp263 agonizes over the most difficult questions while doctors amp8220swish off to the tune of their thinsoled leather loafersamp8221 And a diary left behind brims with revelations of vulnerability nearly as great as Pavliamp263amp8217s ownBut Call It in the Air records more than a relationship between brother and sister more than a moment of personal loss amp8220I sit while eleven bodies of mine fall all over the countless mysteries of who you areamp8221 he writes while amp8220Somewhere along the way heat blasting past us ampamp out the open jeep the mountain...
