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Two successful 30-somethings struggle with their inability to conceive. This is aggravated by the fact that the husband is an OB-GYN specializing in fertility treatment. Their lives are changed when a student of the wife adopts them as friends. |
"So where are we? Robert and I are in love. More or less immediately, if you will believe that, but of course there was a kind of gradual increase in intensity of emotions that gradually led to actions that at times inspire regret and at other times inspire hope in humanity, if that's even possible. And it's not, actually, I've decided. At the end regret is the real inspiration for everything. Hope in humanity is just the name we give something to prove to ourselves that we aren't cynical, but we are, and no, I'm not going to speak for myself. I'm going to speak for everyone. We are cynical. And hope in humanity is the frosting we put on top of shit in order to make it look like a fucking birthday cake. But don't eat that shit, cause it's shit, really." |
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"My ability to create offspring is a separate issue from my ability to be a woman. My gender is not conditional upon my fertility." |
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1 male, 2 female
78 pages |