Author's Note: The Orange was a very rare foray into pure fiction for me, and one of the few that actually saw completion - my knack for short stories is not terribly strong. This one, however, was a definite example of a concept that struck me all at once and demanded to be written down before I could get anything else done. (And even under the guise of fiction, I find that Parker's voice occasionally echoes my own far too closely.) Enjoy.
The Orange
by
Lauren Mulcahy

-AINK
also, check out Lauren's oft-updated blog here: http://www.absolutepunk.net/journal....journal&j=9261
edit: This kind of reminds me of The Fountain for some reason.