Goth Girls of Banff | 
The silver candelabra was on the floor, all the candles spilled out like trees from a mini clear-cut, and scattered among them were beer caps like tiny buzz saw blades.
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The silver candelabra was on the floor, all the candles spilled out like trees from a mini clear-cut, and scattered among them were beer caps like tiny buzz saw blades.
pickA collection of stories about memorable misfits—alcoholic, socially awkward, or embittered by life—these are easily people I can imagine encountering in real life. Well, except for Marilyn Monroe. Not all of the stories are equally strong but they all have some great lines. (“he needs to exercise his annoyance, take it for a walk”) The title story is my fave, with its pair of sisters monetizing their defiant personal style. #CanLit
“We never went to plays, or operas, or museums, or galleries. ‘Too immediate,‘ she said. ‘Too right there.‘”
Quote from tagged book. I feel the opposite & I‘ve missed live theatre SO much during the pandemic. Looking forward to attending a play next month, in person, masked & socially distanced.
She hoped to get some rest here. Both men and women go silent at her appearance, glum, dumbstruck, wanting to equal her fame with something said, to touch her, somehow, in order to touch themselves; their expectation like a grizzly in the river, scooping out its own reflection, or maybe the long turquoise claws of the northern lights.
‘Marilyn in the Mountains‘
(Internet photo)
