#689 Fungus- Guadalupe Nettel
Yes, this story started out talking about a toe fungus. The narrators mother suffered from an incurable infection she was both embarrassed about and allowed to tale over her general countenance.
“However, more than the dubious shifting appearance, more than its tenacity and attachment to the invaded toe, what I remember best about the whole affair was the disgust and repulsion the parasite inspired in my mother.”
As unpleasant as a story about fungus may be, this quickly became about a love story between a violinist and her musical idol. But yet, just when we thought the fungal story lines have subsided, it comes back as syphilis. And not is a small way. Her syphilis grows and grows and she cultivates it as a symbol for her love of the man that gave it to her. She is proud of the infestation and connects it to her most base desires.
As you can imagine some of the details here are just outright unpleasant. It’s hard to properly evaluate this story when you are left with a sense of extreme nausea. No thank you.
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