"Miss Nevada has been abducted by aliens on numerous occasions. The stage spotlights appear to make her extremely nervous, and occasionally she addresses her interviewer as Star Master. Miss Alabama has built her own nuclear device. She has a list of demands. Miss South Carolina wants to pursue a career in Hollywood. Miss North Carolina can kiss her own elbow. We try to kiss our own elbows, but it’s a lot harder than it looks on television. Please hold me tight, I think I’m falling."
- From “Shoe and Marriage” by Kelly Link (from her first collection, Stranger Things Happen) / Have gotten to reread this collex this week and had almost forgotten just how much I love it. This story is one of my favorites.
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infanttyrone said:
She is pretty much the best. I forget that sometimes, then go back and read her again, and am reminded.
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