Short story published in the Terrible Twosdays series of Akashic Books. |
Dear Son,
Honestly, I should’ve started this campaign long ago, back when you were a fetus and your behavior was under control. Today the case is nearly hopeless. You are a strong person—a solitary ego trapped within a tiny body. Some might even interpret your presence as dominating. But you are a lazy person. You are too often at home, as was the case during these past eighteen months.