MY BATHING SUIT HAS DARK GREY STRIPES THE COLOR OF BRAINS (1998)

“Jim,” I said to the hippo. “Why are you so glum?”

Jim rested his large, deep grey snout on the stony beach. The light was opaque and unpleasant. His eyes were half-closed, suggesting, paradoxically, both concentration and rest. Tufts of skin folded over his strong back and his forelegs were folded beneath him.

“My name’s not Jim,” Jim replied.

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