"Bisquick (faced with the Herculean task of creating a road trip playlist / for the speaker and Ghost Cowboy) begins it, like all his personalized playlists / with The Cranberries “Linger.” 28 versions."

"I take every inch of you: your little ribbon finger.  / The full moon in your palms. Clavicle  / to cut my teeth on. I smile as I do it."

"Everybody always gets so excited when you bring out an accordion, so I love when I'm able to do that while also doing burlesque. I joke about calling it my "cheat code,” like I can do an otherwise normal act, but if I pull out an accordion, suddenly it's impressive."