today--a love story

today, a beautiful love story from mcsweeney's...a love story that entirely fits our time.

From A TREASURY OF MODERN LOVE STORIES TO FILL THE VOID BETWEEN VALENTINE'S DAY AND SWEETEST DAY, by Anthony Jaffe, you'll find this one under the heading "2." it's only two paragraphs...and worth the look.

Here, the first few lines:

No one in the Burger King saw Tina slide her Whopper under the table and stuff it with the head and torso of a freshly killed rat, which she had covertly removed from her purse moments earlier. No one, that is, but Glenn. He had watched the lovely but sad young woman from the moment she had walked into the restaurant. And now, as she was surely about to take a bite of the adulterated sandwich and let loose a hideous shriek, he sat down across the table from her....

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fix your jones for something cleverly written @ mcsweeneys.net

Posted by sarah t. at 9:34 AM