THE RUSTY TOQUE
ISSUE 3
VISUAL ART
FICTION
POETRY
MONOLOGUES
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BOY IN HOODIE: “Life Is Death”. As a band. Excellent band name. It’s everything. It’s true. It’s tiny. Protons and neutrons and subatomic particles. A Universe the size of a particle of a particle of a particle of a particle of a grain of sand on a beach of particles of particles of particles of grains of sand Universes. Times infinity. And constantly in motion. Without movement there is nothing. But that’s not death. Death is different than nothing. Those protons and neutrons and subatomic particles don’t die.
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MISS SHACKLETON (suddenly attentive) I met Ellen several weeks ago. When she began her employment with me. October third, to be precise. I hired her myself, although Miss Ross did attend the interview. Hiring for positions in the adult section falls under my purview, being section head. Why Joan--I should say, Miss Ross--finds it necessary to attend adult section interviews is a question only she can answer. I would hardly waste my time attending her children's section interviews. I can think of nothing more tiresome.
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RUSTY TALK
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