How Can I Help You

by Laura Sims

Men can never keep their violence to themselves.

the deep satisfaction that comes from a job well done, and the sense of loss that always follows on its heels. I had a project. Now I don’t,

I tell Patricia it was nice meeting her, though I want to say: It was weird meeting you. It was disturbing meeting you.

The problem with this is that it can’t go on forever; books end.