TO FILL IN THE BLANK Forms and questions on everyday slips require that I fill in the blank, that I answer in a single space —Who am I— for taxes or something or a census for jobs, of course, most usually for me they say, quite casually wife of a house. Almost extinct, I am. […]
Ulrike Narwani | AT HILLSIDE COFFEE AND TEA
AT HILLSIDE COFFEE AND TEA A woman orders angel-wing tea. While waiting she reads the daily horoscope a newspaper cutout taped to the counter beside the tip jar. I ask her what her fortune is for today. She’s quiet at first, then answers, paranoia. I, too, order angel-wing tea. While waiting I see a dark […]