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"Deeply unsettling and vindictively articulate, Bright Young Women lays waste to the lie that was Ted Bundy’s characterization in the press and from society at large. This would have been far more powerful, however, if it had been told by an actual survivor or was researched to allow for real-life victims to be POV characters instead of the fictionalized victims we ended up with. It toes the line of exploitation." — Oct 08, 2024 07:42PM
"Deeply unsettling and vindictively articulate, Bright Young Women lays waste to the lie that was Ted Bundy’s characterization in the press and from society at large. This would have been far more powerful, however, if it had been told by an actual survivor or was researched to allow for real-life victims to be POV characters instead of the fictionalized victims we ended up with. It toes the line of exploitation." — Oct 08, 2024 07:42PM
“God, Joelle.” Another bitter laugh. “I know they should be put away somewhere safe—I did have them somewhere safe, in a display case. At my bookstore. But I can’t do that anymore because my shop is currently torn to hell with the
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“A friend of mine once said: “If someone took my baby away from me, I would have done a lot more than get a haircut. I would have burned the city to the ground.”
― The Woman in Me
― The Woman in Me
“I had done something wrong. I shouldn't have shown him. But he had known, hadn't he? What had I done? I retreated quickly down the aisle, pushing my way through the double doors into the porch, where I swiped one of my eyes dry. For a long moment I stood in the dim room, looking blankly at the flyers for bake sales and Bible studies on the noticeboard.
Then I heard him shout, "Damn you! Why?"
I looked through the clear glass of the porch doors to see if he spoke to some barely seen faerie. But to my eyes, there was no one there but Luke and God.”
― Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception
Then I heard him shout, "Damn you! Why?"
I looked through the clear glass of the porch doors to see if he spoke to some barely seen faerie. But to my eyes, there was no one there but Luke and God.”
― Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception
“It really confirmed for me that inside everyone lurks a Sherlock Holmes that believes that given the right amount of clues they could solve a mystery. If the challenge here, or perceived weakness, is that the unsolved aspect will leave readers unfulfilled, why not turn that on its head and use it as a strength?”
― I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
― I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
“I was born with my eyes turned inward.”
― Father Crow and Other Poems
― Father Crow and Other Poems
“Everyone thought it was hilarious. Look how crazy she is! Even my parents acted embarrassed by me. But nobody seemed to understand that I was simply out of my mind with grief. My children had been taken away from me. With my head shaved, everyone was scared of me, even my mom. No one would talk to me anymore because I was I was too ugly. My long hair was a big part of what people liked – I knew that. I knew a lot of guys thought long hair was hot… shaving my head was a way of saying to the world: Fuck you. You want me to be pretty for you? Fuck you. You want me to be good for you? Fuck you. You want me to be your dream girl? Fuck you.”
― The Woman in Me
― The Woman in Me
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