Death of a Violinist (Fiction‪)‬

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I WOULD NOT DESCRIBE MYSELF AS A TOUGH MAN. LEFT TO MY OWN DEVICES, I WOULD RATHER GROW CUCUMBERS THAN FLOWERS AND WATCH THE SUPER BOWL THAN GO TO A BALLET, BUT I DON'T KICK PUPPIES, AND WHEN MY WIFE WAS ALIVE, I WOULD HAVE KNIT BOOTIES OUT OF BARBED WIRE OR LISTENED TO FRANK SINATRA (I HATED THE GUY; HE WAS A BULLY), JUST TO MAKE HER SMILE.