story: “Some Terpsichore”
author: Elizabeth McCracken
year: 2015
where: Father of the Gazelle
note: I remember how in Latin class, Ms. Helmbright named each us of after a muse.
a line: “Still, I secretly believed I could sing. My only evidence was the pleasure singing brought me. Most common mistake in the world, believing that physical pleasure and virtue are in any way related, directly or indirectly.”
theme(s): Abuse, talent, fame, love
samantha Neugebauer 