Ghost in the machine.

Imagine there's no heaven, above us only sky.

Cindy Sherman from Untitled Film Stills.

High school

There were 20 girls in my class. I looked at each one as if I could figure out the kind of girl I was. Some girls seemed already to be on their way into life, with focused habits of study and a sense of comfort and belonging amid their friends. They knew the college they were applying to and maybe could…