PRINTED ALONG subtle edges of certain foods items are dates.

Some dates advise sellers, some advise consumers.

The most important dates are determined and issued by The National Public Health Authority in conjunction with The Secret Department for Interdimensional Research and Defense, a government agency partly funded by the Expired Perishables Council, in effort to protect humankind from consequences that are devastating, mind boggling, and avoidable.

*Milk Carton Universe is a short story that I will be posting one chapter at a time.