Originals
The Bridesmaiden’s Tale
They dress us all alike. Like children. Like dolls. The same blank merlot chiffon. Maybe a J. Crew navy or an Anthropologie pink. Prints are too tarty, and low-cut backs. They scrub us of individuality.
Lauren Mangiaforte is a poet and novelist living in New York. Her play, The Art of Golden Repair premiered in Los Angeles in 2016, and her work's been featured in the Eunonia Review. She holds a master's in Women, Writing, and Gender, which is basically also the list of subjects she writes about. Follower her on Instagram as @laurbrary and Twitter as @LBMForte.
They dress us all alike. Like children. Like dolls. The same blank merlot chiffon. Maybe a J. Crew navy or an Anthropologie pink. Prints are too tarty, and low-cut backs. They scrub us of individuality.