In Which We Imagine Life In The Real World

April 22nd, 2005 · 2 Comments
by Booksquare

In some households, people do things like talk. For example (and this is where a vivid imagination comes in handy), a wife might say to a husband, “Look honey, George Saunders news.” The husband, a noted Saunders fan, would immediately respond with something like, “Thank you for always looking out for my particular interests.” Then some mushy stuff would happen.

Around here, we just post items of interest on our blog and hope the husband follows the link. If he does, he’ll learn helpful information like this:

Did you know…George Saunders can construct an extended metaphor on writing fearlessly that involves “pants that make your ass look big”?

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