Bread and Butter (2026)

The grocery store down the hill made it easy to not talk to anyone ever. Strangers were fine, I just didn’t want to see anyone I knew. And when I did, thankfully, the unspoken rule was that we are here to shop. I’d buy eggs, cheese, butter and bread, and whatever looked greenest and freshest that day and be on my way. This was my daily routine for about two years.