Collaboration?
January 10, 2023 8:48 AM   Subscribe

To stop comparing myself to her. I can't help but envy the lives of those pairs who are perfect complements. One acts, the other manages. One writes, the other edits. The model inspiring the artist. The muse amusing her echo. Or even both doing the exact same job, wearing the same clothes, favoring the same perfumes, marrying the same man-nɒm. How lovely that must be, to be at ease with your reflection, to never be alone, to always have a partner.

A short story by Ken Liu and Caroline M. Yoachim.

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posted by smcg (2 comments total) 9 users marked this as a favorite
 
What a beautiful and piercing work. Thank you.
posted by MarkRedacted at 10:20 AM on January 10, 2023 [1 favorite]


That was great, thanks for posting.
posted by sauril at 1:41 PM on January 10, 2023 [1 favorite]


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