Still, I could not imagine how being poor could be worse than being rich and hating yourself. I had seen enough of what it was like to be dead. It was time to try living.
Zachary Jernigan’s short stories are in deep conversation with the history of the genre while maintaining a thoroughly modern sensibility. Here’s a new writer who has found his voice. Listen to him and enjoy!
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What I need I carry in my head. Everything in that machine came from me. My fat burned into knowledge. My calories pedaled into data analysis” – The Calorie Man.