Christopher Reynolds in the Toronto Star
describes something very odd indeed.
Who is the masked bride?
Spotted around Toronto in a wedding gown and white mask, the woman pens troubled notes about a “prince turned into a monster” and drops them around the cityscape.
The letters, dated and addressed “To Whom It May Concern,” seem to revolve around her former partner and “the drugs, the alcohol, the women” he allegedly abused.
“I fear for the other women you will meet in your life…It gives me nightmares,” reads one letter dated July 16 and written in a downtown coffee shop.
The emotional notes - whether earnest or performance art, or both - speak to the complex nature of abusive relationships, with the author admitting she is “still in love” with her ex.
“You are also the man who draws baths, gives massages, runs errands…invents delicious dishes based on my whims of the moment, watches rom-coms snuggling late into the night….”