Taking tips from a magazine, Girlfriend Weekly, which magically appears every so often bathed in light and accompanied by a cor anglais, Reality leans with alarmingly good cheer into the notion that the perfect girlfriend must be permanently ready to service every last whim.
"Eli joined several new dating apps that seek to duplicate a user's personality via chatbot and let the A.I. clone do the dating, exploring how this technology might influence dating interactions."
Townsend Davis recounts the profound impact of early-onset Alzheimer's on his marriage with Brigid, detailing his transition from husband to caregiver while managing his own emotional complexities.
"When the stranger yelled at me from his car window, I was carrying my Zamioculcas zamiifolia, a large tropical plant I had just bought at a greenhouse. I couldn't hear what he said, but I don't think he was complimenting my plant. His words, whatever they were, brought to mind all of the derogatory comments and crude propositions I had heard before, from different car windows and different men: all of the comments about my body and suggestions for what I could do with it."