In the end, all that most parents (the middle-, upper middle- and upper-class ones, anyway) really cared about was their… Read more L’Objet Bourgeois Ultime: Un Enfant
Tag: fiction
No Love for Leftovers (Or Those Who Foist Them)
If there was one thing that disgusted her on multiple levels more than any other, it was leftovers. And it… Read more No Love for Leftovers (Or Those Who Foist Them)
Unable to Meet the “Requirements” for Basic Survival
In her most desperate hour, she would still rather call anyone but her father. Although he had always been there… Read more Unable to Meet the “Requirements” for Basic Survival
Città degli Angeli Italiani
Elena stood in the parking lot outside the Casa Italiana smoking a cigarette. She didn’t realize how bitter her expression… Read more Città degli Angeli Italiani
To the Hot Guy Reading Love in the Time of Cholera
I saw you so many years ago now. Yet I can still see you so clearly. Or at least, however… Read more To the Hot Guy Reading Love in the Time of Cholera
Rest Home Zabaglione
Perhaps if she wasn’t of Italian descent, she might not have known what zabaglione was before working at the rest… Read more Rest Home Zabaglione
The Hazards of Wearing a Band Tee
Whenever you see someone wearing a “band tee” and also listening to headphones, you have to wonder if they’re listening… Read more The Hazards of Wearing a Band Tee
(To Your Chagrin) You Learn
Grace had returned to Toronto with one mission, and one mission only: to clean out her childhood bedroom. Of late,… Read more (To Your Chagrin) You Learn
Gradually, Then Suddenly: A Weight Gain Story
There’s something about feeling fat already that only motivates you to eat all the more. Because fuck it, right? You’ve… Read more Gradually, Then Suddenly: A Weight Gain Story
How About a Lid for Human Cruelty?
It isn’t just people that can live in discomfort if they have to. In fact, more often than not, it’s… Read more How About a Lid for Human Cruelty?
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