Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes

by Eric LaRocca

10:35:07 <agnes_in_wonderland_76> You know what I feel like? 10:35:16 <agnes_in_wonderland_76> I feel like a new constellation, scabbed in glittering black 10:35:20 <agnes_in_wonderland_76> A smear across the universe

There’s a reason objects burn up when they fall to earth like gruesome angels—a reason other than the obvious one. Asteroids the size of armored cars narrow to mere pebbles in a matter of seconds. It’s because the planet is a carnivore and just wants to be fed. People want that as well. People like to eat other people. I spent so many years forgetting I had teeth, too.