A Genetic History of My Grandparents
First of two parts. The narrator tells the story of the marriage of his Greek grandparents, who are brother and sister, in the early 20s. Their parents …
On the silkworms that foretold her future: "In that instant, as she recognized the insurrection inside her, Desdemona became what she would be for the rest of her life: a sick person imprisoned in the body of a healthy one."