Pop of color on the lips. “Quick way to look put together!” the magazines say.

THAT GRAY AREA BY ANNA SVOBODA

34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 62

When I get out from the shower and wring my hair until it’s a tight tube, a conduit for sapping the leftover water, twizzled like licorice. It’s the same shape that the kitchen towels take, warm from the dryer, when …