The Emergent by Nick Holmberg

Author:Nick Holmberg
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Koehler Books
Published: 2022-03-12T00:00:00+00:00

A large man is inhaled by the snake, his cup clinking with small pieces of metal. He sits down across the aisle, jingling the contents of the cup.

Say: I have nothing to give, man.

“Neither do I. All I need is conversation.”

Say: I have nothing to say.

“Neither do I. All I need is conversation.”

Say: Well?

“Skankadoople is jargon full of nothingness.”

Say: I suppose. But it’s unique jargon, unlike the cliché “full of nothingness.”

“Actually, it’s an oxymoron,” the man says. “Like ‘numb feeling.’”

Say: Better yet, a clichéd oxymoron!

“Aha! Like the strong you!”

Say: Yeah! Like the intelligent me!

“Oho! Like the dedicated you!”

Say: Or maybe like the visible me!

“Like the existent you!”

Say: Me!

“You!”

The large man turns to vapor and the snake exhales.

You! Wait! Oso?

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