Gilda, a twenty-something, atheist, animal-loving lesbian, cannot stop ruminating about death. Desperate for relief from her panicky mind and alienated from her repressive family, she responds to a flyer for free therapy at a local Catholic church, and finds herself being greeted by Father Jeff, who assumes she’s there for a job interview. Too embarrassed to correct him, Gilda is abruptly hired to replace the recently deceased receptionist Grace. In between trying to memorize the lines to Catholic mass, hiding the fact that she has a new girlfriend, and erecting a dirty dish… Read more.
Trigger and Content Warnings
- Ableism
- Homophobia & slurs
- Anxiety, panic attacks, nightmares & intrusive thoughts
- Depression & dissociation (protagonist)
- Disordered eating including binging and purging
- Suicidal ideation & attempted suicide
- Sibling with alcoholism
- Self-harm
- Alcohol consumption
- Emesis (multiple, on-page)
- Death of a husband from cancer mentioned (secondary character)
- Death of an estranged uncle by overdose mentioned
- Housefire
- Car accident resulting in injury (broken arm)
- Animal death (rabbit, recounted & discussed)
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