Brian Ortiz > Recent Status Updates

A quote has sold out to me: “[Childhood] seemed to me, in fact, like something more or less invented by white people and stuck onto the front end of grown-up life like a grill on the dress.”

It was getting rough for Demon, lmao. But I love Miss Woodall. The scene with Dick was very sweet.

I mean, this book should be an instant classic.

“… Because all the adults had gone off somewhere and left everything in our hands.” SOOO GOOODDDDDD 😭😭😭😭

I was a little hesitant about the tense choice, especially for a memoir, but I see how well it works now.

This is really heartbreaking.

Her story sounds so much like my mother’s upbringing from the stories she would tell me growing up.

I’m thinking of my mother.

A spy would’ve made for a very good plot earlier on.

Halfway in, and I still don’t feel like I spent enough time with this character. I’m not sure why.