Death in Bed by Saeed Jones Originally published by Straylight There are no instruction manuals, no  pocket book sized pamphlets complete  with diagrams and bullet lists, no chapter devoted to proper etiquette for initiating foreplay with bones. I could use some advice on what to wear: a pink negligee or maybe just skin? Or less?  Should I worry about making death  feel at ease? Do I offer him a drink? Gin and tonic or under the rocks, what do you say, lover? Do I call him lover? Turn the lights off or leave  them on? And again, the question  of foreplay. Would it be easier if I made conversation? Come here  often, do you? Lover? Maybe  when he comes, I will just lie  still. Maybe I should ask him  if he would hold my breath.