“
You never know!” Neith snapped. “The point is, I’ll survive the apocalypse. I can live off the land!” She jabbed a finger at me. “Did you know the palm tree has six different edible parts?”
“Um—”
“And I’ll never be bored,” Neith continued, “since I’m also the goddess of weaving. I have enough twine for a millennium of macramé!”
I had no reply, as I wasn’t sure what macramé was.
”
― The Serpent's Shadow
― The Serpent's Shadow
“
Watcha gonna do when I'm gone, Maggie?" you kept asking over and over, the other time, when you were going to London.
"I'll do macrame, punk."
"Whatcha gonna do when I'm gone, Maggie?"
"You really think I need you that bad?"
"Yes," you said. A simple Nebraska statement.
...more
”
― A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories
― A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories
