They took me to her and then we all came back to the portal, where we started playing tarot. As we were engrossed in this game, which requires quite a lot of attention, a well-dressed man appeared and seemed to examine us all closely, first one then another.

So plastic neuticles were invented to take their place. The vet is supposed to install them — they come in pairs, you understand — when the originals are removed.

My hair had two months of roots exposed. My brows were overgrown. I was a hot mess. And I was fat.

Among dioecious species and genera in the Cape flora, there is a higher than expected incidence of wind pollination, fleshy fruits, and nonwoodiness when each variable is analyzed independently.