By Jen George, from “Instruction,” which appears in The Babysitter at Rest, a collection of her short fiction that will be published next month by Dorothy.

the warehouse

The Warehouse is a temporary structure with a mirrored exterior, built by admitted students before orientation, located on the infield of the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, off-season. Inside The Warehouse, various materials and tools: sheetrock; plywood; plexiglass; table saws; welders; cement mixers; glue; epoxy; caulk; a first-aid kit; a table on which to draw doodles or scratch names, butts, or penises in butts; old calendars defiled…