Genres: Science Fiction
Cast of Wonders 248: Binaries
Show Notes
Theme music is “Appeal to Heavens” by Alexye Nov, available at MusicAlley.com.
Binaries
by S.B. Divya
Year 1: I come into the world wet and squalling and ordinary, born of heterosexual bio-parents.
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Year 2: A flat photo shows me on my first birthday with a shock of red hair, wide green eyes, and an expression of distaste at the sticky white frosting on my fingers. My mother stands on one side looking not at all Jewish; my Goan, lapsed-Catholic father stands on the other.
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Year 4: Shaya is born. I am a match to my mother’s complexion, but my baby sister takes after our father. No one thinks we’re siblings unless they see the fierce, protective scowl on my face when I’m allowed to hold her.