Category: how to win the lottery

as if.

he no longer had to steal. he no longer had to worry about following women through the streets or spending time in rat-infested rooms. it was not a conscious realization, but an inner knowledge, something that he somehow accepted axiomatically. but the inner man knew that when you take something away that a life is dependent upon, you must replace it with something of value. and that something of value was evolving like a fetus in the dark security of the womb. and harry nurtured it slowly. and caressed it. allowing it to seep slowly into his mind. not forcing it, but allowing himself to be tantalized by the little hints of where it was going. this life-changing something remained undefined for many, many weeks, and as he continued to surrender to this inner feeling, harry became more and more withdrawn and gave the appearance of extreme serenity. there was a constant smile on his face that reflected an inner glow, as if he had a secret no one else was privy to.

“clocks slay time… time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life.”

returning to prove we’re still the world’s most patriotic podcast.

we talked to danielle chelosky, author of cheat, pregaming grief, and baby bruise, about digital memorabilia, covid in literature, and kaiju.

dear otto, in a perfect world, your mouth is on my knee, yellowed teeth sinking into flesh, not creating a hickey but instead eating me alive.