My Aunt Rachel

1945–2023

I had two aunts when I was a kid: Edie and Rachel. Edie was my father’s older sister; she was, among other things, a playwright. Rachel was a writer too — of novels, short stories, and (coolest of all) comic books. I don’t remember how I understood their relationship, or if I even understood what marriage was for most of the time I knew them. I just kne…