by: Saul Lemerond.

No, not today. I can’t come by today, but don’t worry. Some other time. You’re gonna be proud. The microchip inside my head is great. I clean my house, get more done. Sleep less. Save Money. The microchip switches off my brain, and I’m the best barista, energetic and polite, and when I come back online after my shift, my shift, my shift. My. Shift. When my brain comes back after my shift. I respond to texts. Your texts. Then off again to the center where I’m the best Warehouse Associate. I’ll come by another time. You’re gonna be proud.

© 2024. Saul Lemerond

Originally from Green Bay, Wisconsin, Saul Lemerond is a dyslexic writer who, along with the love of his life and their dog, lives in Madison, Indiana, where he teaches at Hanover College. His fiction has appeared in Bourbon Penn, K-Zine, JMWW, and elsewhere.

Posted June 18, 2024.