On the night of the party, she put on a jacket and decided to walk. She hadn’t yet visited the newly rebuilt museum, because she hadn’t wanted to, because it was completely uninteresting to her. Moddie knew the architect was famous, and that everyone was supposed to feel grateful about it, and maybe that was what made her feel resentful and dismissive — the assumption she should feel grateful to be near fame.
Banal Nightmare, p. 57
By Halle Butler
Published 2024
By Halle Butler
Published 2024