Madeline Cash

Lost Lambs

Emma Hak-Kovacs

"l'm many things: a physician, a philanthropist. I've been called an animal in the bedroom." She looked into his pointy face. If any woman had called this man an animal, surely they meant a rodent.

“This is a once-in-a-Life time offer. To see how the sausage gets made.”

Abigail had seen documentaries about the making of sausage and other meat products and it was, quite frankly, disgusting. 

“I can't feel my hands in a bad way," said Tibet. Her hands dangled limp at the ends of her wrists. "What if never feel them again? What if we never have another thumb war?”

“It’s alright,” said Abigail, “We’ve never had a thumb war.”

“We don't have money for four-hundred-dollar dresses. We have to put you and your sisters through college.”

“Who’s going to college? Abigail will marry rich, Harper will go to prison, and after high school I have to surrender my life unto God."

“So," said Bud. "My mother was crazy religious-“

“Let's not use 'crazy' as a pejorative, please," Miss Winkle interjected. 

“Right, okay, um, my mother was a batshit-insane devout lunatic who'd pray for my mortal soul if I ate store-bought peanut butter," said Bud.

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