Having a body that made a body

On going soft, overflowing, leaking, aching, taking up space

I am reading Lauren Elkin’s new book, Art Monster: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art, while getting my hair colored. Underneath the black salon robe, I feel my jeans digging into my stomach, even though this pair is less tight than the pair of jeans I changed out of before coming to the salon. The long-sleeved black cotton tee I put on before coming to my a…