My girlfriend came home after a walk with the dog.

by a wave of relief so intense it was almost dizzying. We stared at the tiny, harmless plastic fibers in my hand, then at each other, and finally at our dog, who was blissfully unaware of the existential crisis he had just caused. We went from dread to laughter in seconds. That tiny moment became a sharp reminder of how quickly our minds leap to horror,continue reading …