A romantic short story in which a man suffering from hay fever becomes interested in the strange idea of keeping a parasite in his body. It portrays bodily aversion and the difficulty of accepting a partner through a comic, slightly visceral relationship.

How much can love accept of what might live inside a lover’s body?

A coming-of-age short story about girls at a private school, focusing on the sweetness and danger of the word “best friend.” A meeting with a new student brings admiration, jealousy, and shifting distance quietly to the surface.

From the moment they believe they have become best friends, the distance between the girls begins to change.