Lonely Hearts · Ref. 0060
I own a chest freezer containing eleven portions of a chilli I made in a more hopeful year. Each one is labelled with a date I no longer recognise and a quantity I no longer need. Seeking a second mouth, ideally attached to a person, though I have lowered my standards on the attachment.
Placed in the edition of 25 September 2026.
This advert has come off the column. Its author, presumably, has not given up.
Two more from this week
- Early forties. I have deleted the app, and I would like that recorded here, in print, in a publication, because saying it out loud in my kitchen to a cat who eats meat in front of me has not been working as a deterrent.Ref. 0079
- I am looking for someone aligned: up at five, matcha before speech, reformer at six, no refined sugar, no seed oils, no complaining about the cold plunge, no opinions during the breathwork.Ref. 0080