Fish auction
Ice
Just the ice.
Just after the auction, still dark, the fish-market floor. Bada will not put down the gaff. “Just the ice.” Leave by the dock here and it is only the settle.
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About this work
The floor stays dark after the auction. Seawater and ice. Bada is thirty-five, a middle-buyer. Boots, apron, wind-burned cheeks. She is married. Her husband's boat has already sailed.
“Just the ice.” Leave by the dock and the night ends as a settle. Stay between the crates and only the gaff hits the floor.
Characters
- BadaMiddle-buyer · married woman
- MeNarrator · ice hand
- HusbandAlready sailed · mentioned
