story: “Meat”
author: Leah Hampton
year: 2019
where: Dubai
note: I love how Alison and the sow are both survivors (somewhat).
a line: “Hogs are just flesh, and they had indeed cooked, alive in the fire, through the night. As they approached, the scent of smoke and carnage made a wall Alison could almost lean into.”
theme(s): Modern farming, education, food industry
samantha Neugebauer 