Daniella Dsouza Michaeli

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“Sympathy for a Kettle” by Daniella Dsouza Michaeli

I whistle as hard as my organs let me, letting out clouds of smoke from my long neck. I am almost breathless, but I can hear my whistles bounce off the bare walls. I can smell the stale air, filled with fragments of almost, but not completely, forgotten memories. The longer I am abandoned, the smaller my voice becomes. What used to be a whistle has now burned itself down to a mere wheeze as my lungs inch closer and closer to giving out.I can feel the bottom of my vessel begin to reach a temperature that grows more painfu...

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“The Prude of Spring” by Daniella Dsouza Michaeli

“You have to do it.” He tells me as he brings a cigarette to his dry yet still pink lips. He draws a breath, slowly inhaling the smoke, and then exhales it through his nose. “I know,” I sign, “I just don’t understand why he wants me to do it.” “He is known to have odd requests. I don’t know, but it would be suspicious if this happened in any other way. We don’t want to test him.” ...

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