With the path of the virus blowing in the breeze as whimsically as Mary Poppins herself in the East wind… Read more Mary Poppins Saves London–Indeed, All of Britain–From Coronavirus
Tag: fiction
The Video Gamer in Quarantine
The video gamer in quarantine is not any different from the video gamer in “average” day-to-day life. Like the misanthrope,… Read more The Video Gamer in Quarantine
The Companion
She was elated, of course, to have some company during the quarantine. Unlike the few other friends and acquaintances she… Read more The Companion
Burning Bodies Into the Night (Mr. Frematorium’s Wonder Crematorium)
It’s strange that something as simultaneously savage and civilized as cremation would only come to prominence in the 1870s. In… Read more Burning Bodies Into the Night (Mr. Frematorium’s Wonder Crematorium)
Hominid Holiday
In the year 2020, the animals reemerged, discovering a new world unlike any they had known since the days before… Read more Hominid Holiday
A Message to the Aristocrat: Don’t Wear Hermès or Chanel, Unless It’s Their Hand Sanitizer
The rich could still afford to buy their favorite luxury brands if they wanted to, of course. But it wasn’t… Read more A Message to the Aristocrat: Don’t Wear Hermès or Chanel, Unless It’s Their Hand Sanitizer
Some People Are Pandemic Shopping and Others Are Breaking Down the Veneer of Societal “Politesse”
The divide between rich and poor was always palpable, of course–try as American capitalists might to ignore it. It was… Read more Some People Are Pandemic Shopping and Others Are Breaking Down the Veneer of Societal “Politesse”
Gemini Huevo
“It’s twins, look! You got twins.” Eve did so wish that Gabriel would stop referring to the binary-yolked egg he… Read more Gemini Huevo
Animal Pharma
Like many people with their professions, pharmaceutical sales was merely something she “fell into.” It wasn’t as though she was… Read more Animal Pharma
Making It Rain (Hand Sanitizer) at the Strip Club
Everything closed. Yet somehow, the strip clubs of Times Square persisted, attracting more clientele than ever thanks to the purging… Read more Making It Rain (Hand Sanitizer) at the Strip Club
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