I wrote this essay about Kris Kristofferson on September 21, 2024 a week before he died on September 28, 2024. In the intervening week, I was surprised to receive a message from one of his children who had read my tribute and was showing it to Kris whom I was told would appreciate it. His death deeply saddened me, but I was also glad that I wrote it when I did and that Kris may have found comfort in knowing that someone was listening and knows "he beat the devil" as he "fed the hunger in ...
