Tender Is the Flesh

by Agustina Bazterrica

Parents who name their children after themselves are stripping them of an identity, reminding them who they belong to.

“I’ve had it with this game. We don’t eat people. Or are the two of you savages?”

“The human being is the cause of all evil in this world. We are our own virus.” All of the church members raise their hands and shout, “Virus.” Gastón Schafe continues, “We are the worst kind of vermin, destroying our planet, starving our fellow man.”