Hannah's Pick

"Lonely"

Lydia Davis

No one is calling me. I can't check the answering machine
because I have been here all this time. If I go out, someone
may call while I'm out. Then I can check the answering
machine when I come back in.

"The Busy Road"

Lydia Davis

I am so used to it by now
that when the traffic falls silent,
I think a storm is coming.