When we lose someone, through bereavement or separation, it is often the objects they leave behind that speak the loudest: the CD left in the hi-fi; the book found splayed behind the bed, months after the person’s departure. This is a theme Laura explores in this short story, written for S magazine with the Sunday Express to mark the publication of Greatest Hits in June 2017.It takes the form of a letter written by a man named Joe to Katie, his ex-girlfriend, detailing the items she has left behind, and exploring their emotional resonances.
