Wayland Patch 10/8/12: The New Yorker Posthumously Publishes Keegan's 'Cold Pastoral'. When 22-year-old Marina Keegan died in a tragic car accident Memorial Day weekend, she left behind not only a myriad of friends and family and admirers, but also a surprisingly extensive and insightful body of work that has continued to find new audiences even after her death. That piece is online at The New Yorker here.