drift away

knuckle tats that say OPTI MIST

the kids are calling them "stone fruits." they start off small—think cherries. then they're hooked and they need a quick fix, they get peaches, maybe some nectarines. it's all they can think about. before you know it, they're trying the really hard stuff—apricots, plums. once they taste a mango there's no going back.

Some may say Eleanor Vance should have been at the club. They are wrong. Others will say Eleanor Vance should have been at her own little cottage and white curtains and oleanders and a cup of stars and two stone lions guarding the gates. They are also wrong. Eleanor Vance should have been in her little car that she half-paid for and stole from her sister and found comfort in the liminal space and the agency of it all….