Utahna Faith
All Girl Band
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y all-girl band is in trouble. Not musical trouble, not financial trouble, not boy trouble, not even the trouble of looking like beautiful vampires every night and every day. We have simply done something wrong. We do not know what it is, and I am sure we did not mean to do it. Nevertheless, we are in trouble.
My father looks at me nervously. How can I be so white-skinned, ebony-haired, red-lipped and ethereal, when my mother, at my age with the same face and body, was suntanned, golden-haired, peach-lipped and earthbound? I believe I make him nervous. Yes, I make him nervous, and it's about time.
I am back in our old house, bad house, in my old room, changing clothes. What does one wear to jail? I am frightened.
The other three "Four Whores of the Apocalypse" arrive and we console one another. As we walk through the family room past the loud football game, my father looks at us without moving his mouth or turning his head. As I say good-bye he nods once, chin down, hold a beat, chin level. That is all.
We climb into the red Ford Fairlane, slide our own CD into the player and sing. I know through the terror in my stomach that we have never been so on, so hot, so perfect.
Of course we are right to turn ourselves in.
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Utahna Faith is currently working on a new novel, which won the William Faulkner-William Wisdom Award for Novel-in-Progress, 2006.
Her most recently published story, To Disturb So Many Charms is featured in the 2019 anthology, We’ll Never Have Paris, REPEATER BOOKS
Edited by Andrew Gallix
Work by Max Porter, Chris Power, Owen Booth, Rosalind Jana, Jennifer Hodgson, S.J. Fowler, Greg Gerke, Jonathan Gibbs, Emily S. Cooper, Heidi James, Nathan Dragon, Wendy Erskine, Ashton Politanoff, Kathryn Scanlan, Utahna Faith, Tristan Foster, Sophie Mackintosh, Tomoé Hill, Yelena Moskovich, Donari Braxton, Susanna Crossman, Christiana Spens, Gavin James Bower, Joanna Walsh, Eley Williams, Julian Hanna, Richard Skinner, Richard Kovitch, David Collard, Jeremy Allen, Elsa Court, Niven Govinden, Adam Scovell, C.D. Rose, Laura Waddell, Nicholas Royle, Gerard Evans, Thom Cuell, Stewart Home, Anna Aslanyan, Natalie Ferris, Owen Hatherley, Tom Bradley, Andrew Gallix, Will Ashon, John Holten, Gerry Feehily, Dylan Trigg, Fernando Sdrigotti, Stuart Walton, Will Wiles, Tom McCarthy, Andrew Robert Hodgson, Lee Rourke, Will Self, Jo Mortimer, Cal Revely-Calder, Adam Roberts, Lauren Elkin, Susan Tomaselli, Steve Finbow, Cody Delistraity, H.P. Tinker, Russell Persson, David Hayden, Daniella Cascella, Adrian Grafe, Alex Pheby, Richard Marshall, Toby Litt, Andrew Hussey, Nicholas Rombes, Susana Medina, Isabel Waidner, Nicholas Blincoe, Evan Lavender-Smith, Jeffrey Zuckerman, Sam Jordison, Paul Ewen, Brian Dillon, Robert McLiam Wilson, Rob Doyle.
A story about approval and success.
In one page, Faith packed a multitude of symbolism.
Surely, more than enough to really leave readers pondering.
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All Girl Band
Is a short story really a short story if it’s a page long? Yes.
Utahna Faith’s “All Girl Band,” is a prime example of this.
A simple story about what happens when you’ve done something wrong and need to turn yourself in.
A story about approval and success.
In one page, Faith packed a multitude of symbolism.
Surely, more than enough to really leave readers pondering.
The story is short and simple.
No names are given, but the narrator is the story’s antihero, and one of the band members.
We say antihero because she portrays herself in an anti-mainstream light.
She describes how she walks into her parents home, packs a bag, and leaves with the band to go turn themselves in
She describes how she makes her father nervous, and chalks it up to the fact that she’s pale, black-haired and red-lipped.
Her mother, on the other hand, was suntanned and blonde at her age, which illustrates a very sharp contrast.
Symbolism The narrator’s look is a vampiric one, and she highlights this in the story.
She seems proud of it, judging by her contrast to her own mother.
It’s as if this mimics the classic “not wanting to be my mother,” syndrome that most women face in their adolescence.
What better way to prevent becoming mom, than to be mom’s polar opposite? Furthermore, the end of the story makes it clear this is the best the band has ever been, and the best they’ve ever looked.
Then the questions rises: what better time to turn yourself in? Clearly, the band takes pride in their looks.
Their looks are what set them apart from society, what makes them uniquely beautiful.
They care about it because it’s the one thing that seems to make others uncomfortable.
And they are willingly not seeking anyone’s approval.
Success is when you finally reach a point in which you’re happy with everything related to lifelong goals.
For some, it’s being rich.
For others, it’s simply being able to afford bill payments and having a stable relationship.
In this case, the all-girl band chalked up success to looking, feeling, and being the part.
The music itself isn’t even mentioned, really.
Clearly, it’s not about the music for them, it’s about standing out and living the part of a rock star.
Summary Short stories can be all of a page long and still be classified as literature.
“All Girl Band,” by Utahna Faith is a great example of this.
This particular story is packed with symbolism, despite its length.
A simple story about being young and having fun, it’s one that showcases teenage angst and lack of approval.
It takes readers back to a time when standing out was all that mattered.
Getting attention meant success.
Making your parents uncomfortable meant you were succeeding in being different than your elders.
And after all, that is part of growing up.
Faith did readers a favor by shedding light on the past and focusing on the progressive changes that take place in adulthood.
The story is short and simple. No names are given, but the narrator is the story’s antihero, and one of the band members. We say antihero because she portrays herself in an anti-mainstream light. She describes how she walks into her parents home, packs a bag, and leaves with the band to go turn themselves in.
She describes how she makes her father nervous, and chalks it up to the fact that she’s pale, black-haired and red-lipped.
Her mother, on the other hand, was suntanned and blonde at her age, which illustrates a very sharp contrast.
Symbolism
The narrator’s look is a vampiric one, and she highlights this in the story. She seems proud of it, judging by her contrast to her own mother. It’s as if this mimics the classic “not wanting to be my mother,” syndrome that most women face in their adolescence. What better way to prevent becoming mom, than to be mom’s polar opposite?
Furthermore, the end of the story makes it clear this is the best the band has ever been, and the best they’ve ever looked. Then the questions rises: what better time to turn yourself in?
Clearly, the band takes pride in their looks. Their looks are what set them apart from society, what makes them uniquely beautiful. They care about it because it’s the one thing that seems to make others uncomfortable. And they are willingly not seeking anyone’s approval.
Success is when you finally reach a point in which you’re happy with everything related to lifelong goals. For some, it’s being rich. For others, it’s simply being able to afford bill payments and having a stable relationship. In this case, the all-girl band chalked up success to looking, feeling, and being the part. The music itself isn’t even mentioned, really. Clearly, it’s not about the music for them, it’s about standing out and living the part of a rock star.
Summary
Short stories can be all of a page long and still be classified as literature. “All Girl Band,” by Utahna Faith is a great example of this. This particular story is packed with symbolism, despite its length.
A simple story about being young and having fun, it’s one that showcases teenage angst and lack of approval. It takes readers back to a time when standing out was all that mattered. Getting attention meant success. Making your parents uncomfortable meant you were succeeding in being different than your elders.
And after all, that is part of growing up. Faith did readers a favor by shedding light on the past and focusing on the progressive changes that take place in adulthood.
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Utahna[Utahna]的中文翻译及英文名意思
Utahna的常见翻译音译为Utahna，Utahna意思是我要用我女儿的名字给她命名，常见于女生英文名，历史出自英语，叫Utahna的人通常漂亮，聪明，热情。
Utahna 的基本信息
英文名字:Utahna
中文音译:Utahna
中文翻译:暂无
性别倾向:女生
语种来源:英语
发音音标:暂无美式发音 暂无英式发音
性格寓意:漂亮,聪明,热情
常用昵称:tana
Utahna 的名字来源历史
Utahna这个名字的个人经历：我祖母的名字是Utahna
她是我见过的最棒、最漂亮、最聪明、最有爱心、最热情的人
我要用我女儿的名字给她命名
Utahna 的相似英文名（昵称及变体）
