by
Miranda July
“Now, what makes you think about him less?”
There were really only degrees of more, but I tried to think of what was the opposite of looking him up.
“Maybe your work?” Jordi suggested.
“What work?”
Our eyes met; she looked quietly terrified for me. Obviously a person like me, like us, could only find salvation in her work.
“Cleaning. Maybe when I clean I think about him a tiny bit less.”
“Perfect,” said Jordi, “and think how nice your house will look!"