Mantis 22 (Summer 2024)
Disillusion; Dissolution
David Romanda
The Fortune Teller Shuffles Her Cards
What would you like to know? she asks me.
Will I die young?
That’s not the sort of question you want to ask.
That’s my question.
Excuse me for saying so, but you’re no longer young.
DAVID ROMANDA’s work has appeared in places such as Columbia Review, The Louisville Review, and Puerto del Sol. His book is Why Does She Always Talk About Her Husband? (Blue Cedar Press, 2022). Romanda lives in Kawasaki City, Japan.