“My fiancé immediately began to look uncomfortable, but did not voice this discomfort except by a soft gurgling sound in the throat . . . The gurgling escalated, but my mother politely switched on the dishwasher, and soon we heard mostly the sound of machinery rather than that of a person's feelings surfacing.” FeelingsMetaphorSatireRepressionCommentaryAlexandra KleemanIntimationsSocial Mores Book:Intimations: Stories Source: Intimations: Stories
“I didn't know what to say. I knew I had a big choice to make. I could let it all go and try to love him, try to trust him, try to make something lasting and good. He obviously had strong feelings for me or about me. And he wasn't being so bad right now. We could build something sturdy, beautiful. Or I could try to make a dash for the door by crawling under the dining room table. There was a good chance that he would kill me later either way.” RelationshipsMetaphorSatireAlexandra KleemanIntimations Book:Intimations: Stories Source: Intimations: Stories