What You Need to Know

Beloit Fiction Journal, Spring 2022

I assumed Walter was just going to prescribe some expensive new pill for me to take, along with all the others, so I was shocked when he said I needed that procedure where they thread a wire from your crotch up to your heart and bust up anything they find along the way. The one with “balloon” in the name, so it sounded like a toy for a child’s birthday party.