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“Why would you have a fantasy like that?” She looked disturbed.
“I don’t know. It’s not important.”
She continued to stare at him, almost stricken. “I think it’s because you feel estranged from people. You want something extreme to happen so you can show that you love them, and that you deserve love from them.”
He pulled her head against his shoulder and kissed it. He said, “Sometimes I just want to tear you apart.”

"Other Factors" - Okay. Alright. Maybe I was wrong about Gaitskill. This was simply one of the best short stories I've ever read about the struggle for enlightenment vs Life's Bullshit, this time taking the form of NY careerism and friend breakups.

Absolutely monumental. Makes me like the rest of the collection more in hindsight!

an affari, edited: this was the shortest one yet and so interesting just as the others. it’s interesting that it’s almost the exact same story over and over, all existing in a parallel. or a labryinth