“I never had summer—I had summer school. First grade, summer school. Second grade, summer school. Thirdgradesummerschoolfourthgradesummerschool. In fifth grade, I vowed I would get interested in fractions, the presidents of the United States, Mesopotamia; I would learn my English.” Why we...
There’s nothing bigger in Texas than high school football. After all, who wouldn’t want to move from Westlake High quarterback to NFL superstar, like Drew Brees? Except Westlake High School has 2655 students. If you are the 26th best football player, or slightly below the top 1%, you...
On a November day dusted in cinnamon, on a field that looks like leftover salad, we gather again for football. Nov. 9, 2016 126 A season redolent of wet wool and high school homecomings We’re close to cutting a deal on my plan to buy an old hunting lodge that’s been on the...
Maria had already gone out of her comfort zone in picking me up, she was now solving all of my problems by taking me straight to Albuquerque, if I told her that I was content to just drive a motorcycle to death 2,500 miles from my home and then just hitchhike away from it then she...