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The Pretender
Continue reading: The PretenderDisney is something like the second-largest consumer of explosives in the United States, behind our own U.S. military. We’re about to see some fireworks.
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Dissipate
Continue reading: DissipateI walked the dog when she was at work. She was a pilot. Well, an astronaut actually. An alternate for an alternate. She flew to Florida or Texas every few weeks for conditioning, in case a bunch of astronauts got the flu…
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Vietnamese-Americans in the VHS Era
Continue reading: Vietnamese-Americans in the VHS EraAs I grew taller and my attention span longer, I graduated to watching full-length Disney movies, including Sleeping Beauty (which terrified me), Snow White (which also terrified me), and Cinderella (which bored me)…
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In This Story I am the Main Character
Continue reading: In This Story I am the Main CharacterHow does pleasure move if it isn’t in swell or burst? My boyfriend says it makes him feel bad when I can’t keep my pinching fingers away from what is swollen in him, but to that I say: How can you keep a bump unpunctured and still be happy being who you are?
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Kerouac’s Junk Mail, Merrill’s Ouija Board: Living with Literary Ghosts
Continue reading: Kerouac’s Junk Mail, Merrill’s Ouija Board: Living with Literary GhostsCaitlin Doyle reconciles lessons from two residences at the homes of two drastically different writers…