trembles to her ears (chap. 16, part 1)

Drew can never remember the difference between “sensual” and “sensuous” but the Liliens have a dictionary in their library so Drew slips down the hall, feet sliding on the wood floor.  She’s wearing Tom Lilien’s black socks, a pair of

portrait of an artist as a young girl (chapter 12, part 2)

(photo by sissychrissy) For her first walk up the hill to Mae’s house, Drew doesn’t even need to put on shoes but she does, anyway, for the sake of appearance.  Mae’s assistant Holly meets her at the door and hands

the ghostwriter (chapter 12, part 1)

(photo by autumn_leaf on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/_autumn_leaf/) Drew’s life has become hyperbolic and the fact that it all seems somewhat implausible nags her—at a red light, or when the music pauses between songs, in the stillness of dawn before her apartment