The Gaslight Chronicles

Another home-brewed piece à la The New Yorker’s Shouts & Murmurs column — from the archive, Jan 2019

A literal gaslight.

July 19

It all started when I was buying some things online, and check-out was failing. I call customer service, and they’re like, You have to enter the address that goes with the card. I’m like, But I need to enter my address, where I want it shipped. And they’re like, Aren’t they the same…