Katie Parent

She's So Clean

I throw the car into park in a shady spot on a side street in busy Portland, Maine. It’s both tourist and camp season, so while the streets are filled with people from out of state, my car is filled with miscellaneous art supplies, decorations, and sweaty clothes. I dig around in my bag for the makeup that I tossed in earlier that day. I feel queasy in that unsure-if-its-nerves-or-excitement kind of way.