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There Are Too Many TV’s in American Restaurants

There Are Too Many TV’s in American Restaurants

Ellen has chicken in her mouth when the president is shot. Momma has chicken, Andrew has chicken, we’re all eating chicken, because somebody had a coupon for Cluck’s. Because when the leader of the free world gets killed upon the big screen, nobody sees it coming—not even the animal himself.

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About the Author

Terena Elizabeth Bell is a fiction writer. Her debut short story collection, Tell Me What You See (Whiskey Tit), was named one of the “best books of the century (so far)” by New York Society Library. Her work has appeared in more than 100 publications, including The Atlantic, Playboy, Salamander, and Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. A Sinking Fork, Kentucky native, she lives in New York. Get one story delivered to your inbox every month by subscribing here: patreon.com/terenaelizabethbell.

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