“Hey, I’m this one guy you met.” “Hi, good to see you. I’m E. Twiggs.” “Hi E. Twiggs. Are you ready for our date?” “Are you calling this a date? Is that what this is?” “I guess so.” “I’m not comfortable with the term ‘date.’ That puts a lot of pressure on me.” “Me too. [...]
The American Scholar
August 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Micah the Graduate Student straightened his lavender tie, hoping that its fat Windsor knot would obscure or at least draw attention away from the fat under his insignificant chin. He loved graduate seminars, but his affection was born out of a pathological need for attention rather than an insatiable thirst for knowledge. He wanted to [...]
“These men did not expect to live, and now they are learning how to try and live again.”
This comment is by Adam McPhee on Kile Ozier’s post, “Good Grief”.