Cleave the Sparrow

by Jonathan Katz

What does it feel like when you’re dead, I ask her. — How did it feel before you were born? It’s probably a bit like that.

I know they say that Muslim paradise involves a significant number of virgins—is it paradise for the virgins, too?

Or maybe panpsychism, says little Crick. Consciousness embedded in everything—pebbles, rocks, comets—

Hey, I developed that in high school!