IN A RUINED WORLD by Janelle DuBois In a ruined world storylines are dangerous I am dangerous and you are dangerous In a ruined world many different wavelengths of light reach my eye simultaneously daffodils and dandelions continue to produce oxygen and deep-diving whales live with currents but not waves In a ruined world a pretty young transgendered girl watches herself in the mirror two heterosexuals stay in bed all day, touching each other and an old man can't remember the name of the last person he had sex with In a ruined world the Sahara spreads southward clinical trials begin for a new antiviral drug and raindrops soak the grass in a vacant lot In a ruined world storylines are dangerous I am especially dangerous and you are especially dangerous