UnFictional

Shock and aww

Finally, a story of electric shocks – real, literal, electric shocks. That's how Daniel's grandfather landed a first date with his grandmother. And it was the story of that fateful date – and those fateful shocks – that gave Daniel what he needed to make a romantic plunge of his own.

By Bob Carlson • Sep 23, 2016 • 1 min read

Finally, a story of electric shocks – real, literal, electric shocks. That's how Daniel's grandfather landed a first date with his grandmother. And it was the story of that fateful date – and those fateful shocks – that gave Daniel what he needed to make a romantic plunge of his own.

Daniel Sadaña París is a writer living in Montréal. His work has appeared in BOMB, Guernica, LitHub, the Quarterly Conversation, and Music and Literature. His novel Among Strange Victims was just published by Coffee House Press. Daniel performed this story at the This Really Happened storytelling series in Montréal.

Photo courtesy of Daniel Saldaña París