Evelyn, After

by Victoria Helen Stone

Evelyn got the distinct feeling she was about to be fired for missing too much work. She also got the distinct feeling that she didn’t give a damn.

She tried not to feel disappointed at the return of her job security.

Because every time that new power burned through her, it left scorched emptiness behind, and Evelyn suspected she might eventually disappear altogether.

No one ever joked about how husbands seemed to think a clitoris was a reorder button at an office supply store. They pushed it for more of what they wanted, then got quickly back to more interesting things.