Apples
by Daniel M. CojocaruNovember 10, 2022
"You want a real one? Core and everything?" The Magenius repeated, frowning.
"Is that going to be a problem?" The customer answered.
"Well, not exactly. I guess we could cultivate the tissue and walls in vitro if we can animate cell division. The core, however, is an entirely different issue. We'd need to--"
"Your point being?" The customer interrupted sharply.
"Well, it's gonna take time and it's certainly gonna cost you. A lot." The Magenius paused, then added: "These things don't grow on trees, you know."
The customer smiled at this and said: "They used to, son. They used to."
About Daniel M. Cojocaru
Daniel M. Cojocaru was born and grew up in Switzerland (of Romanian and Czech background). He studied English Lit in Zurich and later did his PhD at Oxford University (St. Peter's College). But, since everybody's a critic, he decided to start writing fiction himself, whenever his kids let him. He teaches English in Wetzikon, Switzerland. He can be found on Twitter and Facebook. Recently he took a small step for mankind but a big one for himself and created his own website: danielmcojocaru.com.