The Book of Joan

This book is for Brigid.

“We are all creatures of the stars.”

―Doris Lessing

“Heterosexuality is dangerous. It tempts you to aim at a perfect duality of desire. It kills the other story options.”

―Marguerite Duras

“Be careful what stories you tell yourselves about beauty, about otherness. Be careful what stories ‘count.’ They will have consequences that shiver the planet.”

―The Book of Joan