We may never know what state Joan Didion was born in, or what she did for a living, although researchers remain optimistic of someday learning more about these critical gaps in her personal history.
Didion and I were cellmates in Solano for a few months. Don’t know what she was serving for, something about “resuming the ancient ways”. Good people as long as you didn’t mess with her shawls. After a while she got sent up to Pelican Bay, got wrote up too many times for how she contemplated almonds. I will always cherish the deeply cutting words she whispered in my ear before they dragged her out.
I would be very happy to provide a light annotation if that would be useful, but I don't want to be tedious or overexplain anything! Would you like a quick rundown of the references? I am at your disposal!
I'm giggling at the Linda Kasabian line! How dare someone not awaiting trial for gruesome murders not pay back their kindhearted reporter-and-confidant?
Somewhere, Didion is watching this unfold from under an Hermès ashtray, sipping sugarless iced tea and whispering, “You’re still not getting the angle right.” The orange peel, the matchbox bed, the $25 Kasabian owes—it’s all canon now. I don’t want the real diaries. I want these. Trapezoidal thoracic segments and all.
Didion and I were cellmates in Solano for a few months. Don’t know what she was serving for, something about “resuming the ancient ways”. Good people as long as you didn’t mess with her shawls. After a while she got sent up to Pelican Bay, got wrote up too many times for how she contemplated almonds. I will always cherish the deeply cutting words she whispered in my ear before they dragged her out.
"Linda Kasabian still owes me twenty-five dollars" is the kind of phrase for which language was made.
Omggg literally one of my all time favorite things are your Joan Didion/Anna Wintour YouTube videos! They are literally a comfort to me
Screaming and texting my friends as usual with choice excerpts to get them to subscribe 🫨
pitch perfect, it's killing me! this Jo Ann is in love with this Joan :)
Omg <3
Ahhh...The quantum physics of Joan Dideon's kitchen...a triumph of her deepness.
I honestly don’t know what to make of this, and I don’t think I’m in on a joke, but it’s great fun anyhow. In other words, help!
I would be very happy to provide a light annotation if that would be useful, but I don't want to be tedious or overexplain anything! Would you like a quick rundown of the references? I am at your disposal!
I'm giggling at the Linda Kasabian line! How dare someone not awaiting trial for gruesome murders not pay back their kindhearted reporter-and-confidant?
Somewhere, Didion is watching this unfold from under an Hermès ashtray, sipping sugarless iced tea and whispering, “You’re still not getting the angle right.” The orange peel, the matchbox bed, the $25 Kasabian owes—it’s all canon now. I don’t want the real diaries. I want these. Trapezoidal thoracic segments and all.