Squash—they’re weirdly shaped and come in many varieties. So do the people that love them.
Little Girls
You know this stringy mother is going to get serious play at show-and-tell.
Geriatrics
Doug and his zucchini sat on his porch together all summer long, wrinkling in the sun.
Young(ish) women
Not pictured: self-esteem.
Chefs
Everything, everything was hidden in the zucchini's squiggly green skin, Evelyne thought. Love, death, God, misery, hope, joy. Life's little secrets and loudest, chest-beating roars.
