They could return to themselves, disappear into their enclosures. I was alone again.
vogueangelhas quoted2 years ago
Later I felt the walls of the attic close in, collapse around me and shut out the world. The music separated me from the sound of cars, wind, and my own steps.
vogueangelhas quoted2 years ago
Alison, I said we’re sinking There’s nothing here but that’s okay Outside your room your sister’s spinning
vogueangelhas quoted2 years ago
I looked up frequently and would catch her watching me, and we’d study each other’s faces for a brief moment before returning to our books.
vogueangelhas quoted2 years ago
Maybe we have been living among ghosts all this time, the shipwrecked and the brewery workers.
vogueangelhas quoted2 years ago
When I walk down the street, it’s a struggle, as if I have roots in the house that are stretched long behind me,
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Only the wind moves her. And then she is gone.
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turned around, sat down on the toilet seat and looked down between my legs, where a thin stream of urine trickled into the bowl.