A Head Full of Ghosts: A Novel

For Emma, Stewart, and Shirley

         
My memory, she was first to the plank, and the B-movie played in the aisle.   
—Future of the Left, “An Idiot’s Idea of Ireland”

        
It is so pleasant to be out in this great room and creep around as I please!   
—Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper”

        
Do you wanna know a secret? Will you hold it close and dear? This will not be made apparent, but you and I are not alone in here.   
—Bad Religion, “My Head Is Full of Ghosts”