I have heard all of the stories about girls like me, and I am unafraid to make more of them
Currently reading; Her Body and Other Parties, a collection of short stories by Carmen Maria Machado.
I am three stories in, and so far I am loving it. There is something so enchanting about the way Machado writes these stories…they almost wrap around you as you read them, and nothing else matters during that time…
“‘The Husband Stitch’ is hauntingly realistic and realistically haunting. It touches upon the very real horrors that exist for most women in our world using intricate layers of narrative and storytelling.
Thus, I believe it is only fair that, in discussing this short story, I tell you two other stories about two different women…”
Check out my review of Carmen Maria Machado’s ‘The Husband Stitch’ where I try to do justice to her incredible storytelling by intertwining the stories of two women in mythology with what is essentially a love letter for Machado’s writing! [psst and while you’re at it, you should follow our blog :)]
