A Crack in a Relationship/ Edith Hahn Beer and Susan Dworkin
He leaned over me, smiling, his blue eyes sparkling with pleasure. He picked up the baby, unwrapped the blanket, saw that she was a girl, and turned to stone. “This was your idea! This whole pregnancy was your idea! And what do I have to do now? Another daughter!” Werner was in a fury. It […]
Citizens of the Internet / Jhumpa Lahiri
Glowing screens, increasingly foldable, portable, companionable, anticipating any possible question the human brain might generate. Containing more information than anyone has need for. So much of it, she observes, is designed to eliminate mystery, to minimize surprise. There are maps to indicate where one is going, images of hotel rooms one might stay in. […]
