there’s nematodes in fresh fish

parasites

worms

the good news is they die at one hundred forty degrees

the bad news is properly cooked fish hits no higher than one thirty

one twenty for the more succulent types

freezing works

but you lose the freshness

and no matter what

eating dead worms

worms in everything

blowfly larva

maggots feasting on festering decay

what’s the old joke

you know what’s worse than finding a worm in your apple

finding half a worm in your fish

warm waters mean more nematodes

el nino arrives on the sickly writhing masses

all that strip club sushi going to waste