Zero Pineapples by Timothy Willis Sanders, 2018
The magic trick:
Reflecting the jumpy, glitchy way the brain works in our modern world
The modern mind is a mess. Constant sensory overload. Prone to distraction if not outright disinterest. Unable to focus. Unable to empathize. A real problem.
“No Pineapples” doesn’t address this problem, but it sure does a great job of outlining the situation. (It’s very funny, too.)
And that’s quite a trick on Sanders’s part.
The selection:
“Sorry, but anyone mind if I jump in again?” Billy said, pointing to the cake.
Molly laughed and said, “Wow, Billy,” while pointing to everyone else’s plate, each one occupied with a barely-half-eaten slice of pineapple upside-down cake.
Billy cut a second slice and licked his lips dramatically as he lowered the slice onto his plate.
“Billy’s blood sugar is so high that his blood is sugar,” said Meg.
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