chapter 1
fiction
HUFFINGTON
09.23.12
IT
BEGAN
WITH
HIS
FANTASY,
“The Red Ribbon” is
excerpted from Electric
Literature no. 3.
told to her one night over dinner and wine at L’Oiseau d’Or,
a French restaurant with tiny gold birds etched into every
plate and bowl.
“My college roommates,” he said, during the entrée.
“Once brought home.”
“Drugs?”
“Women,” said Daniel softly, “that they paid for.” Even in
candlelight, she could track the rise of his blush.
“Prostitutes?” Janet said. “Is that what you mean?
They did?”
The kitchen doors swung open as the waiter brought a
feathery dessert to the table next to theirs.
“I did not join in, Janet,” Daniel said, reaching over to