We Had to Remove This Post

by Hanna Bervoets

the girl with the knives is a classic, there are thousands of them, one on every street, or at least that’s how I picture it: That house where the bathroom light is still on at night, that’s where she’s sitting alone on the cold, hard floor.

“All Muslims are terrorists,” because Muslims are a PC, a “protected category,” just like women, gay people, and, believe it or not, Mr. Stitic, heterosexuals. “All terrorists are Muslims,” on the other hand, is allowed, because terrorists are not a PC and besides, Muslim isn’t an offensive term.

and at night, when she was lying with her head against my chest, which fit exactly because she was so petite, she made my heart beat slower—yes, slower, and that was exactly what I needed.