Kama Sutra for the Cramped Studio Apartment

ILLUSTRATION BY JEAN JULLIEN

The Splitting Bamboo on the Unstable Twin Futon

The Suspended Congress Among the Intertwined Power Cords

The Crouching Tiger Under the Five-Foot Showerhead

The Standing Wheelbarrow Atop the Swivel Chair That’s Used at the Dining Table

The Dust Bunny Next to the Milk Crates Under the Bed

The Fluttering Pigeon on the Fire Escape

The Tetris Shuffle in the Postage-Stamp-Sized Closet

The John-and-Yoko Clinch on the Narrow Couch While Watching “The Americans” on Your Friend’s Parents’ Amazon Prime

The Reclining Lotus on the Seventy-Eight Shopping Bags Below the Kitchen Sink

The Laptop Frottage Across the Coffee Table

The Bridge and Tunnel to the Outer-Borough Storage Unit

The Lascivious Lingonberry in the IKEA Shopping Cart

The Seductive Ghost of Going to Starbucks for Half an Hour and Giving Each Other a Little Goddam Space