THE QUARREL

By MARK McGUIRE-SCHWARTZ

Originally published in Whatever Literary Magazine, March 08

He said Yes,

and she said Yes,

and he said Yes,

and she said Yes, Yes.

and he said No, Yes,

and she said Yes,

and he said Yeah,

and she said Right,

and he said Sure,

and she said Fine,

and he said Yes, Yes,

and she said Yes,

and then – having reached an

impasse – they started all over again.