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Marie Wilson

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The Gorgeous Girls

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After our parents’ divorce, our mother moved her bedroom to the den and my brother took over the old conjugal quarters. Like a 1960s version of Tom Sawyer, he sloshed a purple-wash over a beige wall, then got his teeny bopper little sister to finish the job. I was only too happy to turn the whole room into nighttime for his new black light.

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Published on August 13, 2013 20:36 • Tags: art, coming-of-age, divorce, girl-before-a-mirror, moma, painting, picasso, school

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