“(My first) apartment was slightly smaller than my ’76
Pontiac Ventura, but contained what I needed: a table just large enough to hold
my manual typewriter, a stack of scrap paper with one clean side, and a
dictionary. The rest would be history, and someday there’d be a little plaque
on the front door (okay, the only door) of that one room salute to literary
beginnings.
“Years later, after I’d moved on and my writing career hadn’t, the
building burned down.
“Boy, I wish I’d gone to college.”
Slightly Off the Mark: The Unpublished
Columns is just $8.75 in print, or $1.98 as an e-book … I’m not sure you
can even get movie popcorn for nine bucks, anymore. Maybe one of those small
bags that’s half spilled before you reach your seat. If you spill a book, you
can just pick it up. If you like to bring books into the theater (and who doesn’t?)
and you’re worried about the pages falling on a sticky floor, read it on your phone (but only until the movie starts). You’re already seen all the ads, anyway.
But if you like coming attractions, I'm also in need of reviews, recommendations, and reposts.
The first place I lived in hasn't burned down... though I'm surprised it hasn't.
ReplyDeleteI moved 7 times in 7 years before I bought my house -- and there were fires later on in four of those places (if you include the two adjoining apartments). I was very afraid to stop moving!
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