All Princesses Die Before Dawn

August 31st, 1997. In the bathroom
of his suburban home, 8-year-old Lulu
is trying on his mom’s lipstick.
He dreams of kissing his best friend,
a neighborhood boy.
Meanwhile, his teenage sister Cam
covers her much-older boyfriend sneaking
up to her bedroom by blasting the latest
summer hits.
In the kitchen, their mother is
waiting for their father, who didn’t
come home last night.
On TV, newscasters are announcing
the death of Princess Diana.
Three love stories, from budding desire
to fading passion, play out within one family
on a late summer’s day—a day that will
change all their lives forever.