Moral Disorder and Other Stories

‰ЫПAfter this long together, both of our heads are filled with such minor admonitions, helpful hints about the other person ‰ЫУ likes and dislikes, preferences and taboos. Don‰ЫЄt come up behind me like that when I‰ЫЄm reading. Don‰ЫЄt use my kitchen knives. Don‰ЫЄt just stew things. Each believes the other should respect this frequently reiterated set of how-to instructions, but they cancel each other out: if Tig must respect my need to wallow mindlessly, free of bad news, before the first cup of coffee, shouldn‰ЫЄt I respect his need to spew out catastrophe so he himself will be rid of it?‰Ыќ