Heather Thompson-Brenner long stories real life stories Friday, August 8, 2025 That’s What Breaks My Heart by Heather Thompson-Brenner As she transitions into adulthood, theatre-loving libertine Gretchen has a complicated relationship with troubled fabulist Phil.If there is still one hellish, truly accursed thing in our time, it is our artistic dallying with forms, instead of being like victims burnt at the stake, signaling through the flames. - Antonin Artaud, The Theater and Its DoubleI met Phil the summer before my senior yea… Read more Labels: Heather Thompson-Brenner long stories real life stories 4 comments: