Fiction Fix
Snapshots from a Facelif t by Anne Germanacos
What is it to want a thing, purchasable with money? The kinds of things people buy: new faces. She knows people who have and admits to herself that she’s not unwilling. If you could, would you buy a new one? Questions What is the connection between photography and plastic surgery? How is a psychiatrist like a jeweler? How is a coin like a mirror? When is the modern world most like a wilderness? Do orchids speak? Can a bouncer become a firewalker? Do most people use a knife and fork when dining alone? (The comfort of tattoos; the reliability of a good plastic surgeon.) Would you dare to fly a kite in Pakistan? What is happening in the brain of a dog that mauls its master? If the moon had a pocketful of cash, would it buy a new face?
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