Accidents by Russell Edson

 


Death where is thy sting! In the universe of Russell Edson, the reality of death can be a soft tomato resting on the surface of the moon. Sometimes the tomato will turn white, sometimes the tomato will crumble and sometimes the tomato will be eaten by the little moon mice that have been living, invisible to human eyes, on the surface for thousands of years. And sometimes the mice and tomato roll in a crater accidentally on purpose.


ACCIDENTS
A man had accidentally gone to bed. When he noticed it he was terribly embarrassed, and said, Of course I'll marry you, please don't cry. And then he accidentally fell asleep.
Some hours later he found himself eating breakfast. And again embarrassed said, Of course I'll pay all damages . . .

And then one day found himself on a psychiatrist's couch. And after promising the couch a nuptial alliance, said, Doctor, my life just seems one long accident, is there anything I can take for it?
Not to worry, smiled the psychiatrist, Sooner or later there's the fatal accident, which often lead to a total remission . . .

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