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“Pearlescent Tickwad” is somehow simultaneously disgusting, tender, vulnerable, and funny without there ever being a shred of narrative dissonance. I welled up and a minute later laughed through the tears. This might be my fave Samir story.
Jan 16, 2025, 6:24 PM
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