Today I decided to read Harryette Mullen's _Trimmings_ while walking from downtown to the Mannequin Museum that is home. I wanted to see what would happen to the words if I was moving and yes, they moved with me. Unfortunately there is some sort of ban on reading-while-walking in B'ham, Washington. Several SUVs tried very hard to hit me (on the words "sashay," "kitchen," and "sequin") and a police car passed me and honked, looking very annoyed as I crossed the crosswalk slowly. Literacy. Gets. In. The. Way.
Best line I've read all day -- no, in weeks -- really. All you need is one line, if you can write like this:
"Semi-automatic ruffle on a semi-formal gown."
That's Harryette Mullen, riffing off Gertrude Stein.
Get out of your cars, people. Put your feet on the ground.
Best line I've read all day -- no, in weeks -- really. All you need is one line, if you can write like this:
"Semi-automatic ruffle on a semi-formal gown."
That's Harryette Mullen, riffing off Gertrude Stein.
Get out of your cars, people. Put your feet on the ground.
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