I Am Darryl’s LiverThis story first appeared in Alfie Dog, 2012
Photograph by Jennifer McIntosh
Monday …
I am Darryl’s liver. I’ve been with Darryl from the start, naturally, and I like to think that I do a good job. I’m his largest organ, which means I can usually get away with bullying the pancreas and kidneys if I so choose. I don’t like to throw my weight around, but every so often it is necessary. The pancreas, especially, forgets who’s in charge around here.
You may wonder at that last comment, that I’m the one in charge.
‘What about the heart?’ you may say, ‘glorified in song and sonnet and story without number?’
Meh. That’s my response.
‘Surely the brain is the most vital of organs,’ you may say, but from what I’ve seen, there are a lot of brains out there I wouldn’t be in a
