Status Updates From The Emperor of Gladness

"He has become an employee and thus had obtained an eternal present, manifested only by his functional existence on a time card. He had no history because one was not required of him, and having no history also meant having no sadness. Instead, he was part of a workforce that fed people. He was America's fuel. And he was burning to be used, to be useful."
Ocean Vuong the poet you are

I’m curious about the Rachel Miotti story (the woman whose dragging death is mentioned several times). I was curious whether it was a real story and it turns out there is a real woman in Connecticut called that (but I think she’s alive and well). Presumably just a coincidence.