Penelope The Rat

Image credit: Brindha Kumar for Noēma Magazine. Article by Timothy DeLizza. Noēma Magazine – October 3, 2023.

Early in my third trimester, Penelope the rat disappeared and was presumed dead somewhere in my home’s walls. Penelope was not a particularly notable rat before her disappearance. She was about a year and a half old. Like all Algernon Project rats, her coat was the slate blue that I’d dyed my hair to match (though since pregnancy I’d gotten a little lazy and my roots were showing). She had a splash of pure white around the eyes and nose that gave the appearance of […]

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