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Girl on a Motorcycle

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Kushner, R. (2021). Girl on a Motorcycle. In Kushner, R. The Hard Crowd: Essays 2000-2020. Scribner, pp. 1-28

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[...] The mechanic, older than I was by ten years, and with a stronger personality, turned out to be domineering and manipulative, a bit like Alain Delon is toward Marianne Faithfull. And unfortunately, like Faithfull’s character in the film, I was under his influence, even if my interest in bikes—after the Guzzi I moved to Japanese street machines—was entirely my own. The mechanic helped me put together a race-ready Kawasaki Ninja for a dangerous and illegal road race that he, too, was riding in. Participating in the race meant both meeting his standards of skill and courage and embarking on a journey alone. I wanted his approval, I guess, but I also wanted to be liberated from that dynamic. Even if it’s a man who sets a woman on a journey, for the duration of the journey, she’s kinetic and unfettered and alone.

—p.4 by Rachel Kushner 2 years, 7 months ago

[...] The mechanic, older than I was by ten years, and with a stronger personality, turned out to be domineering and manipulative, a bit like Alain Delon is toward Marianne Faithfull. And unfortunately, like Faithfull’s character in the film, I was under his influence, even if my interest in bikes—after the Guzzi I moved to Japanese street machines—was entirely my own. The mechanic helped me put together a race-ready Kawasaki Ninja for a dangerous and illegal road race that he, too, was riding in. Participating in the race meant both meeting his standards of skill and courage and embarking on a journey alone. I wanted his approval, I guess, but I also wanted to be liberated from that dynamic. Even if it’s a man who sets a woman on a journey, for the duration of the journey, she’s kinetic and unfettered and alone.

—p.4 by Rachel Kushner 2 years, 7 months ago

(adj) exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks

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Highway 1, which spans the length of Baja California—a long, variegated peninsula separated from mainland Mexico by the tepid, life-rich waters of the Sea of Cortez

—p.4 by Rachel Kushner
notable
2 years, 7 months ago

Highway 1, which spans the length of Baja California—a long, variegated peninsula separated from mainland Mexico by the tepid, life-rich waters of the Sea of Cortez

—p.4 by Rachel Kushner
notable
2 years, 7 months ago