Real Fiction / Gabriel Rusu, Paul Dârvariu, Victoria Gârlan Grigore, translated by Laura-Monica Doroiman: Three Days of Fasting

Gabriel RusuFather, I believe our pig had a devil’s rib inside it. Early in the morning, when I go to the back of the yard to take a leak, I hear whispers from the smokehouse. I repentantly step forward, make the sign of the cross three times, spit in my blouse, and open the door. Nothing there. Just the rib hanging on the hook. …