Some New Trend

FRESH INK :: BY KEVIN WILDER

“I’M NOT YOUR DJ,” I tell Stephanie, in response to her third request to change the song.

“Why not?” she says, cracking her window to let in some air. “It’s healthy to know what other people wanna hear.”

“Healthy?” I say. “Healthy’s overrated. Mental illness is totally in, you know.”

My sister continues feeding me ammo: “Yeah right. Everyone knows depression died out with late-nineties grunge. Emo kids haven’t gotten the memo.”

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