The Emetophobia Project

by Jade Marzolf The world is disturbing so I do not go outside. I remain locked in my fortress, a hopeless princess who chooses isolation. I record my temperature every sixty minutes. I have rules for the chase. I cannot allow the Germs to catch me. No                                                                               public toilets traveling small children                                       sick-looking people normal-looking people suspicious coughing or burping amusement parks     television                 hospitals                                                or prescription medications. No suspicious side effects. No suspicious anything. No Germs. I have a routine to protect myself. Religiously cleaning, preparing my own food, bearing a surgical mask, scrubbing my hands until raw, ingesting Pepto Bismal every day until – Wait . Was that     a twinge of the intestine, a flutter of the es

by Jess Keller inspired by “Accident” by Todd Davis They tell me to just eat, that it’s so easy to sit with a spoon in my hand and swallow bite after bite that passes my lips. I gag. Inside I am screaming but the ringing is in my ears alone. I never notice the alkaline residue of soap until I want to scrape the skin off of my neck to get away from the smell. November passes, another birthday gone. Candles burn. Flowers sprout. Easter is coming. My family would pray for me if they understood that for me this is the apocalypse. I think I’m the zombie but I need the smooth grease of potato chips or the crisp water from leaves of lettuce. Ginger ale is supposed to settle but the bubbles pierce my stomach and threaten to rise. I’ll never have a drink and they’ll ask why? but I’ve only been told to ignore the screaming in my throat, the words I cannot speak, to just eat.

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