You Are Not A Wasteland You Just Need Ibuprofen And A Hot Bath And A Shower And A Nutritious Meal And

you are not a wasteland you just need ibuprofen and a hot bath and a shower and a nutritious meal and some water and some fresh air and to do something productive and to do something creative and to do something that takes physical exertion and to do something social

IN THE DREAM HOUSE, carmen maria machado

the need to talk about the characters vs the fear that all of my analysis is just empty prose and surface level understanding

I Am Somebody by Glenn Ligon, 1991

Ain't it crazy how Andrew knows all of Neil because he has an eidetic memory but Neil knows all of Andrew because he paid attention and committed that shit to memory like the information was relevant to his survival even though he'd long since earned the safety of his long long life?

"I can never forget you" they whisper into each other's mouths. One echoes of inability. The other echoes of imperative. Both understand.