On Living with Scorpions, Sociopaths, and Sympathy
This morning as I was doing the dishes I caught sight of something wriggly falling into the water. Ploonk! What was that? On closer inspection, it turned out to be a small, surprised scorpion who promptly drowned in the dishwater. After my initial reaction of, “dear god, what am I doing in this god-forsaken place?” […]