Stories for August 2003

August 26, 2003

An Idyllic Summer Holiday

The waves were tiny our first day at the New Jersey shore and the water was surprisingly cold—that numbing cold you never get used to. We’d heard the Gulf Stream was unusually frigid this year. Our neighbor, Joan, had…

August 22, 2003

A Slight Shift in the Celestial Meridian

Suddenly feeling lost here? Can’t find that special story you love to read over and over again because it makes you laugh/feel politically astute/knowingly wink in subversive agreement? That’s because I’ve changed servers and now every permanent link to…

August 11, 2003

A Metrosexual By Any Other Name

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is one of the summer’s best reality shows. That isn’t saying it’s quality television but at least no one is lying, stabbing each other in the back, or forming alliances all for a…

August 5, 2003

The End of the Line

In two more weeks my life will change forever. My oldest, just about to enter the 2nd grade at the end of this month, will be joined by my youngest as she enters kindergarten. Their school is close to…