Imaginary Girls, Episode 3: Michelle in Flight
She was a smart, down-to-heart woman. We mostly drank coffee and talked, while it rained outside. Once she said to me, serious: “There was a guy that said everybody wants a box of chocolates and a long-stemmed rose. Maybe. But that’s not what I want. And I don’t want a man to protect me, or to make me laugh, or to buy me clothes and jewels. I don’t need that. All I want is someone to hold my hand while I jump across a puddle wearing my best shoes. It’s not much to ask, don’t you think?” Foto: Henry Cartier Bresson, 1960
With a nod to Leonard Cohen.
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The Asteria stories are finally coming out in English, and here's the first: https://gumroad.com/l/RmaK
"Inspired by the old peplums and sword & sandal movies that were Italy’s own brand of fantasy film-making in the ’50s and ’60s, the Asteria stories play with time and space and historical accuracy, and often end with a big explosion."
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Imaginary Girls, Episode 2: Cheryl’s Prayer
Oh, God, please, make him go away, with his fake smile and his damp hands and his eyes forever straying towards my chest and his dull, monotonous voice and his conviction he’s oh, so incredibly funny. Not here, not now, God please, I only want quiet and peace and losing myself in the works of art. Turn away, you fool, turn away, you and your insufferable sister, please turn away, don’t look at me, don’t see me, I’m invisible, please God. Yes, go and visit the photography collection. Thank you God, sorry if I call only in moment like these.
Photo by Nina Leen.
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