In February I drove a friend to Portsmouth, NH so she could buy a car. The other day I drove a friend to Naugatuck, CT so he could buy a SUV. I would now like to tell all my friends that automobiles are sold in Massachusetts. Speaking of the Commonwealth, I’ve got a story […]
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6th Grade Netherland
Having thoroughly enjoyed Joseph O’Neill’s novel The Dog, I decided to re-read Netherland. This time round I was particularly smitten with the narrator’s description of his driver’s ed class. Let’s just say, at this point in the year, it’s hard to read without a certain wistfulness: …a compassionate understanding tacitly arose among the students […]