"I escaped my suburban boredom by trying to tame as much shrew as possible."
I love these historic recaps, they always take turns into unexpected phrasing and musings, it feels like music as I read them. Thank you for continuing at this, and did you take all the photos?
"I spent my suspension suspending disbelief and enjoying suspense, rereading a couple of horror novels I had left half finished over the school year. I half finished them all over again." -- f'ing brilliant word play, man. F'ing brilliant.
Also, Ms July sounds cool, due to the hand-embroidered capes!
Thank god you escaped the conventional unlearning process. Your stories never seem to end.
“…a librarian named Ms. July, named like a pin-up in a fireman’s calendar, and known for coming to and from school in hand embroidered capes.”
Hand embroidered CAPES?! Did she fly to school??
Also, I would absolutely join/start a communesque cult with you. (I think this is a compliment?) ((should we start one?))
You didn’t tell me that when you worked at a school it was a “christian alternative education school” — wtf does that even mean???
Dude, have you seen artist Doris Salcedo’s work with chair graves? Your pics are channeling Salcedo vibes 🪑
Awesome essay CansaFis! I’m glad the school system didn’t institutionalize out what makes you special (:
"I escaped my suburban boredom by trying to tame as much shrew as possible."
I love these historic recaps, they always take turns into unexpected phrasing and musings, it feels like music as I read them. Thank you for continuing at this, and did you take all the photos?
"I spent my suspension suspending disbelief and enjoying suspense, rereading a couple of horror novels I had left half finished over the school year. I half finished them all over again." -- f'ing brilliant word play, man. F'ing brilliant.
Also, Ms July sounds cool, due to the hand-embroidered capes!
The saga of wonderfully unique, hilarious, and intriguing stories continues. Thanks for putting it all out there, CansaFis.
Wow, I really loved this!