the girl goes west
This girl is getting in her car, driving to Alberta and spending three months working on a ranch in Banff. I’m keeping track here.
“
yes
I was shy & yes to boxed wine & 40s on the roof
of the parking garage, scrapes leading straight up our skirts.
Carrie Murphy, “Screaming & Not Screaming” (from Pretty Tilt, 2012)
The next four months will ideally include:
- a shell for me to put my keys in
- driving across this country
- living in Banff
- loving you forever
- writing letters to all the important humans
- a shower that isn’t really gross
- strong coffee
- doc martens
- sunstreaked hair and freckles across my face
- real life (except maybe not)
