I went to summer camp exactly twice. Once was the summer before sixth grade – a disaster for many reasons – and the next summer before seventh. As a bookish kid, I’d read all sorts of charming novels about summer camp. The point was to go, get fresh air, talk about boys, learn to [...]
Archive for April, 2009
11 Apr
An Open Letter to Our Neighbors, Thug Life
Dear Thug Life, It’s 2:59 am EST and I’m awake. Not awake in the sense that I’m doing something productive like rounds on the oncology ward or recording the nocturnal habits of lowland gorillas. I’m awake because you, my 3 neighbors at the condo (to whom we refer as Thug Life for reasons about [...]
8 Apr
Where you been, Writing Spider?
Not writing, I can assure you of that. Here’s a State of the Writing Spider Union. (If you’re seeing this on Facebook, my blog is www.thewritingspider.wordpress.com) 1. The writing group died. It had one hopeful meeting with two and a half participants and then when one participant decided her crazy suburban hausfrau life [...]
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