Mother's Friend

Really more of an essay (written for PORT Magazine) but it was just the right dose of existential, traumatic inner rambling one needs in that length. Between mundane moments and intense memories, Dolan illustrates trauma through her signature writing style— which only lightly traces over plot but digs deeply into how small details of life weaves into moments and then into days.

“I never used a hairbrush. You just had to brush again the next day.”

There's a sense of emptiness and powerlessness she creates in so few words. A great bite-size Dolan read.