Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl

by Andrea Lawlor

Paul kept lists of his crushes by name or identifying feature in a special red composition notebook. Every few months he’d flip through the pages, marveling at a time when Felix had been only The Boy with the Limp, Martin Williams The Comp Lit Guy, and Ryan That Girl’s Boyfriend.

Yuuuuuuuuuup

He spread his naked toes into the shag carpet,

Ivenever read this in a book but this feels So Good

He indulged his prejudice against blonde men

Tru