Heart’s Stapler

A short story about Cupid’s cousin

Photo by Bill Adler

My first cousin, Cupid, gets all the attention. He’s featured on greeting cards, in Saturday morning cartoons, in poetry, and on tattoos. Cupid’s one of the most famous beings on Earth, and among the most beloved, too, rivaled only by Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy.

I’m not jealous. After all, Cupid’s been slinging love arrows since 700 BC, while I…