Maybe we should think less of what crip time is and more of what crip timedoes

Martin can barely admit it to himself, but his wife is right. He doessometimes wish the baby would disappear. Not half of him. All ofhim. Now it’s happening. And if they don’t find him — if they doand it’s too late . . .

He wants fatherhood to be free of pain and paradox.

No, he doesn’t want his son to vanish. He just wants him tobe normal.

then her other son, herhuman son

Kaden let his brother outthe back door. His brother ran outside. His father ran throughthe door, his mother ran through the door. !ey have all disap-peared into the night.I let them out, he thinks.Me.I wanted to see my brother run. My brother is a horse.

After that, an operation to alter the angle of the femur andanother (involving the imbedding of metal hooks and wires) tostraighten the spine. Six weeks in a cast. !en laser hair removal.Genital reconstruction.