Sublime

Elaine Stritch,

Sensationalized as a transgressive dance performed by sexualized Hawaiian women, hula became visible on American stages around the time of the U.S.-backed overthrow in 1893.

Everyone took Sunshine acid and smoked grass called Icepack. And then, of course, there was all that tequila and rum and Courvoisier that rock-’n’-roll was finding out about after deciding grass wasn’t enough. She wore skintight

L’ordonnancement régulier de ma nouvelle vie m’a englué, cependant qu’elle virevoltait toujours plus loin. Elle était l’adorée d’une secte de fanatiques sadomasochistes. Elle est partie dans la tempête révolutionnaire. Elle est de ceux qui ne respirent que par grand vent. Et je suis tout sauf une bourrasque. Sa présence contre ma peau fut un bonheu

I shrug and try to keep my face from doing anything weird. “Nova?” Layla gives me a look. “Yes. Nova. This tall.” She holds up her hand in front of her. “Blond hair. Pretty tattoos.” I have to bite the inside of my cheek against my smile. Her tattoos are so pretty.