Morning: I look out over a flat, luminous Fort Worth near the Trinity River. My class is about to begin. This isn't so bad, but it's hard to imagine being here for seven more hours.
In the afternoons, I usually take my laptop or a book to the bed and study, and a doll for company. Gertrude is sitting on my bed desk. I got her in 2015 from the Korean doll company Dollmore. She's a "Flocke" sculpt. Willow is sitting with my headphones. She's made by the Chinese company Angel of Dream. I got her in 2013. She's a "Qing" sculpt.