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Meet Cute #18: The Hamster and The Chair of Freedom / Feb, 26
Whiskers the Hamster clung to the top rung of her cage, her front claws and legs trembling with effort. The view through the cage’s side wall was a familiar one. It was of The Child’s bedroom, done up in frilly pinks and pastel greens. There were a bed, and a desk, and several chairs. Whiskers […]
Meet Cute #16: Betsy and Trader Joe’s / Feb, 24
Betsy pulled into the parking lot of Trader Joe’s. She turned to her boyfriend, Carl, who was humming a pop song — that one by Daft Punk, she thought — in the passenger seat. “Well, we’re here,” she said. “Excited?” “I am! Thanks, babe.” Betsy aimed her Toyota Yaris down a row of cars, looking […]
Meet Cute #15: The Ice Dancers / Feb, 21
I met Lisa only a few years after my memories begin. I was seven, and she was eight. Before that I remember only a few things. The train set I got for Christmas when I was six, or pouting about going to Sunday school. At the time I met her, I had vague notions, fueled […]
Meet Cute #9: Kyle and Richie Before the Conference / Feb, 13
Hi! This is the beginning of a longer short story I’m working on. Kyle had first communicated with Richie on the “ride share” board for FREDA, the journalism conference they were both attending. “Arriving SEA 4:25 p.m.,” read Kyle’s original post. “Looking to share cab to campus.” He’d posted because he didn’t want to pay […]
Day 27: Inca Trail Day 3 / Jul, 17
Today’s hike was only a half-day, and we rose late — 6 a.m. I heard a groan from a tent one or two down from us. “Every fiber of my body is hurting,” a voice said. I scanned my own body. So far, apart from desperately wanting a shower and a clean pair of jeans, […]
Day 22: Titikhaaakhaaa / Jul, 12
Today I gave in to being a tourist. Temporarily, I think, because ultimately I like exploring things better on my own. But it also was kind of relaxing just to ride around in buses all day, allowing a tour guide to herd me from place to place. Seth and I woke early and found that […]
Day 3: Santiago / Jun, 23
Suzanne Vega’s 1987 hit “Luka” is still big in Santiago. I’ve heard it twice in the past 36 hours. The first time was yesterday in a supermarket. OK, no big deal. But then the second time, today… coming out of a radio attached to a bicycle. The bicyclist guy was huffing and puffing up Cerro […]