Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

I DON’T KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED, BUT ONE MORNING Dante came over and decided he’d be the one to give me a sponge bath. “Is it okay?” he said. “Well, it’s kind of my mom’s job,” I said. “She said it was okay,” he said. “You asked her?” “Yeah.”