From the short story (and anthology containing it) DONNY DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE :Donny acted like he didnt hear me. You cant send your mom off into eternity looking like that, Artie. She wouldnt like it. He reached into my mothers casket, shoved his fingers into her mouth like it was the most logical thing in the world.Donny, you cant --!Im just making her look right, Artie. Its what she would want. He tugged hard at my moms lips. I knew they were cold because I had kissed them a few moments earlier, and for a moment I felt convinced my friend had completely lost his mind. But when I looked inside Moms casket I knew Donny had done something only a best friend would think to do. My mother was smiling again. And she looked just the way I remembered her, the way I would always want to remember her. I got so choked up I couldnt talk for a few minutes.Finally I managed, My mother always told me you could make her smile.