Where Were You When I Was Dying Yesterday?

David Accampo | January 24, 2009

By David Accampo Marc and Annette lie on the bed, staring up at the tiny white topographical map of ceiling above the bed. A single sheet stretches between them, covering the odd angles of their naked bodies. “I don’t know how you can say I’m being selfish,” says Annette. “Bullshit.”

The Physics of Apathy

David Accampo | January 24, 2009

When there is nothing left between two people, the physics of the room appear to change. A stillness overcomes the space between them, lazy dust motes trapped in a shaft of light. There is movement, of course — the nervous fidget of fingers, the swaying of legs, the tilt of the head to a slightly sharper angle. A yawn. But these movements become infinitesimal in the void between the occupants of the room.