The Squash

"The Squash" by Mary Graham Bonner opens with a vegetable in quiet crisis: the squash confesses to the potato that its greatest burden isn't ugliness or uselessness — it's utter indifference. Tomatoes are admired, cucumbers provoke passion, but squash merely exists, adequately. The potato listens, agrees reluctantly, and offers no comfort. In fewer than 200 words, Bonner captures something surprisingly sharp: the particular ache of going through life without ever sparking a feeling in anyone.

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