Wonderful gruesome illustrations with a painful plot.

"And so they did leave that awkward day behind. There were more Unknown days to come, some awkward, some pleasant, but always full of new mysteries, and so on and so forth..."

"Mami wanted me to be a lady:
sit up straight, cross my ankles,

let men protect me.
Papi wants me to be a leader.

To think quick & strike hard,
to speak rarely, but when I did,

to always be heard. Me?
Playing chess taught me a queen is both:

deadly & graceful, poised & ruthless.
Quiet & cunning. A queen

offers her hand to be kissed,

& can form it into a fist
while smiling the whole damn time."

A slow start, but excellent finish.

"Light is the greatest tool in an artist's arsenal. It sheds truth that would otherwise be buried by the dark."

"If opportunity does not find you, you must create your own."