A Heartbreaking Essay, A Final Goodbye

An editor at *The New Yorker* magazine recently received an extraordinary submission. The essay was deeply personal and emotionally raw, yet it was also beautifully written. Editor David Remnick accepted it for publication immediately. The author was Kathryn Schulz, a staff writer for the magazine. Her essay, titled "Lost & Found," was a poignant reflection on grief and love. It described the recent death of her father and the new love she had found with her partner. Tragically, just weeks after submitting this work, Schulz's partner, the acclaimed writer and illustrator Brian Selznick, died unexpectedly. The essay, intended as a exploration of past loss, became a final public tribute to her present love. Readers now experience it as both a masterpiece of writing and a heartbreaking farewell.