Page 113 of Aftertaste

Miso

Shiitake

Pap making breakfast while I watch cartoons

Bone broth

Demi-glace

“You start tomorrow.”

Bacon

Soy sauce

Frankie at the bar

Nostalgia

Nutritional yeast

Freddie Mercury licking my face

Sardines

Seaweed

“Here’s to us, Bones.”

Fish sauce

Parmesan

“Wanna get out of here?”

Coconut Aminos

The last sparks of life, twitching over your tongue.

SOUR

Buddha’s Hand

Key Lime

Lemon

Pine-Sol

Vomit

Cumquat

Frankie’s grave

Cranberry

Passionfruit

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