He sees her after many years. Her face is etched with the lines of impending insanity. I loved you once, he says. She laughs and can’t stop.

There once was a man who called everything “odd.” One day he met a dragon with pimply skin. And it set him on fire. Because it was sensitive

The clowns’ grand entry is greeted by a wall of crying from the mouths of the children. It’s like they know, the clowns think. Collectively.

She asked him about the depth of his love and when he hesitated she shed a tear and he said, I’m just not deep, and she knew that but still.

The elevators are marked “Attractive” and “Not Really” and no matter which one he takes he’s asked to leave. His girlfriend isn’t surprised.

And then he used the word “stealth” unironically, and she laughed and put her clothes back on. He was surprised. You shouldn’t be, she said.