Mary Gaitskill, "Folk Song"

Three unrelated stories sit together on the same page of the newspaper.

(from Don’t Cry)

A rumination on the possible interconnectedness of these three items: A murderer awaits trial. A porn star announces her plan to have sex with 1,000 men in a row. Two giant turtles are stolen from the zoo. Not really a story, like with a plot and all, but interesting.

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