Autistic Space Travel
Our flight to Mars is navigated by an autistic boy with oddly balloon-like legs. He is obsessed with accented letters. He is delighted when I introduce him to the circonflexe.
Rotini Worms
I am on vacation in Dubai. After swimming all day in the Gulf, I notice a golf-ball sized blister on my thigh. After some difficulty, I manage to pop it. Inside are dozens of parasitic worms that look like overcooked rotini noodles.
Axl Rose Tattoo
It is 100 years ago and we are in love. I have a tattoo around my wrist that says : WHAT I DON'T KNOW WHEN I KNOW IT IS HOW I KNOW. You plan to get the same tattoo, and add a secret second line you won’t show me. That line would turn up in a song by Axl Rose 100 years later.
My Daughter's Pelt
My ten-year-old daughter grows a thick pelt of black fur, everywhere except the upper part of her face. We revisit a previous conversation about turtle necks.
Parkour One
You want to teach me a new parkour move. It involves a coat hook with a ball on the end of it. I’m supposed to take a running jump, and land on it in a seated position. I argue that it might hurt. It will be fine, you say.