The diner’s ceiling fan turned lazily overhead, a mechanical sigh that barely stirred the air, just enough to discourage the flies from settling on the sugar shaker. From the kitchen, a radio played Brenda Fassie’s “Weekend Special,” the joyful notes battling a constant, metallic haze of static. The waitress, a woman whose body had settled […]

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