Before the great split, they went out clubbing at glitzy boums (aka discothèques), sipping on delicate café au laits, the foam in their mugs forming hearts and arrows, portraits of le Pont Neuf, the Musée d’Orsay, and La Défense.
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The Sound Eats You Whole
Most of them had specific requests: They asked me to pretend to be the people they missed or wanted to be.
Nothing to Declare
You check the clock on the wall and see your flight boards in less than an hour. You’re cutting it closer than you like.
Excerpt from The Tragedie of Claudius, Prince of Denmark
They made the pact six weeks after the sickness descended on the King.
Beauty for Butterflies
Content Warning: Sexual Abuse
How can they be so beautiful and don’t even know it? They can’t see they self. They must be so sad.
Excerpt from Born Into This: Born Into This
Kara was the receptionist at the Aboriginal housing co-op in Launceston. She was the face, the voice, the first point of contact. She was used to copping shit, but that didn’t make it any more palatable.
We Know How It Ends
Leonie and I were twelve years old when the first girl in our grade had her Adventure.
