Fiction from Liana Scalettar

Stephen Elliott bio ↓  ·  February 18th, 2009  ·  filed under books

Mom’s weirdo daughter brings home her arty theater friends. Mom makes what she hopes are ductile acquiescent noises. Mom’s boyfriend doesn’t buy it. He wants the friends gone. Mom resists. Weirdo daughter and company put on a show. Daughter wants Mom’s attention (secretly, of course) but Mom, trying her best, still somehow fails her daughter’s test. Mom missed the dance, missed everything but her daughter’s eyes fiercely on her when it was over. For Mom and Daughter, it’s over.

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Stephen Elliott is the author of seven books, including the memoir The Adderall Diaries, the novel Happy Baby, and the erotica collection My Girlfriend Comes To The City and Beats Me Up. He is the editor of The Rumpus. Sometimes he twitters. More from this author →

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