Gone Girl

on perfecting your vanishing act

Speaking of Philip Roth (and who isn’t, lately?), a friend reminded me recently of his declaration, “Old age isn’t a battle. Old age is a massacre.” Diminishment after diminishment, loss after loss. If you’re old, or know someone who is, it’s not hard to see his point. (You might think I’m going to say, “But…” here. I’m not.) 

If you’re past a certain ag…