Summary

“Eula” (1) is written in the first person and is narrated by a woman who is initially unnamed. The narrator begins the story in the present tense, describing her New Year’s Eve plans with her friend Eula in the year 1999. Eula reserves a suite “two towns over” (1), in Clarksville, and the narrator meets her there, bringing sushi for herself and potato salad for Eula, along with André Spumante champagne. The narrator comments that she would not mind if the Y2K bug caused the lights to go out after the countdown. She says that she and Eula, as schoolteachers, are detail-oriented, but that despite this Eula is unaware that the potato salad is from Publix; Eula compliments the dish, believing the narrator made it herself. When the two women are done eating, they take a shower together, and Eula stays in the shower by...