Introduction to this week's reprinted story.

"I have yet to hear of the human being who made any good use of his three wishes—they mostly end up worse off than they started."

"I think that, as someone who read and writes predominantly in English, my entrance to myths of many different cultures has been informed by a great deal of systemic ignorance and prejudice, such that before I can punk the myth, I need to be aware of what peoples' myths ABOUT myths are, and possibly punk on two fronts."

God was maybe loosening His boot / or something / so He could massage His bunions