Belly Rubs

Mark Seelos

photo credit: Mark Seelos

Xoe the dog is looking at me disapprovingly.

At least now I have COVID as an excuse for women staying six feet away. Ironically, my Hinge profile is blowing up. There’s no awkward silence on the internet. Aliz wanted to video chat, so I ghosted her. Maybe Taylor and I will break the quarantine order. We’ll hold sanitized hands and fuck with our masks on. Danielle wants to meet up, but she’s busy for the next two weeks making sourdough bread.

I start to pet Xoe’s head and she immediately flops onto her back, exposing her belly. I know the feeling.

Mark Seelos is a water scientist and PhD student from California. He conveniently moved out of his van a month before COVID reached the bay area. Pooping is easier now. @stealmydata