Too Late to Die Young

Published in Spring 2024 Online Folio The most inconvenient thing a lover can do is die. Ndumiso looks at his husband Lifa sitting next to him in the doctor’s office; their hands are clasped and clammy, swinging between them. Dr. Dlamini promised to return shortly, but that was two hours ago. The doctor’s lengthened absence […]

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Published in Spring 2024 Online Folio The most inconvenient thing a lover can do is die. Ndumiso looks at his husband Lifa sitting next to him in the doctor’s office; their hands are clasped and clammy, swinging between them. Dr. Dlamini promised to return shortly, but that was two hours ago. The doctor’s lengthened absence