Tender Is the Flesh

by Agustina Bazterrica

His brain warns him that there are words that cover up the world. There are words that are convenient, hygienic. Legal.

In some countries, immigrants began to disappear in large numbers. Immigrants, the marginalized, the poor. They were persecuted and eventually slaughtered. Legalization occurred when the governments gave in to pressure from a big-money industry that had come to a halt. They adapted the processing plants and regulations. Not long after, they began to breed people as animals to supply the massive demand for meat.