Furious Fiction

Grandma was born between wars. She belonged to a generation that never threw anything away and yet never had anything. We are gathered over her final resting place, saying goodbye, and all I can think about is her frugality, and how it reflected in the way she spent her final…

“Sardines. That’s what you need to eat,” Boris said. “They’re a good source of selenium.” “Pfffft,” scoffed Daisy. “What would you know, Dad?” Boris was always reading nutrition columns in women’s magazines, and passing on the information as if he was an expert. …