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Smoking With Wendy Oleson by Tara Laskowski
Thank you! I'm under the impression that there probably isn't a fourth, but I don't think it's something she would ever fully concede. That fourth avocado could be anywhere, and it's easier to think about how it might have disappeared than admit the unreliability of her memory. Isn't guacamole like the best food ever invented? Absolutely. I think I'm averaging six avocados-worth per week. Another thing I love about this story is the sense of longing for what was or could be. And also, you capture really well the feeling of coming back from somewhere—a vacation, a conference, an experience of whatever kind—and feeling torn between the experience you just had and the life you're returning to. Has this ever happened to you personally, and if so, how do you deal with that transition? Thank you! And yes: as of last fall, I began dividing my time between Lincoln, NE and Los Angeles, CA. I'm quite fortunate to feel welcome in both cities, but the transitions definitely disorient. Reading and writing (because I generally feel like "me" when I'm doing those things) can be good bridge activities; however, I think the demands, joys, and frustrations of each place eventually suck me in. What's the best thing you've read recently? "Downriver," a lovely and often heartbreaking collection of stories by Jeanne Leiby. How has not having a TV for the past year affected your life positively and negatively? Sigh. About a decade ago, I remember reading that people form attachments with personalities and characters they watch regularly on television, such that when a favorite show is canceled or a beloved athlete retires, a person might react emotionally as though she's lost a friend. Clearly, this is a terrible thing. Deprived of a TV I learned to watch DVDs (mostly King of the Hill and Golden Girls) on my computer. I kinda purchased a MLB.TV.com membership (go Angels). Finally, Hulu might have been discovered. And abused. Read How I Liked the Avocados. Issue Twenty-Eight (July 25, 2010): Young Waitresses by Steve Almond «» Frank by Matt Baker «» The Life and Times of Dmitri Kulikov by Tobias Amadon Bengelsdorf «» Scapegoat by Thomas Cooper «» What You Could Catch Me Bumping by Craig Davis «» Complicit by Gay Degani «» What You See When You Think of Home by John Mark DeMoss «» In the Attic by Murray Dunlap «» A Flower Thing by Jen Gann «» Seahorse Sex by Molly Giles «» Gertie by Kyle Hemmings «» Vertigo by Ann Hillesland «» Rock by Stephanie Johnson «» A Shot of Whatever by David LaBounty «» Palo Alto by Paul Lisicky «» The Lake House by Michelle McMahon «» Hell Is a Headline by Emily McPhillips «» How I Liked the Avocados by Wendy Oleson «» Regrets by Bridget Pelkie «» What Passes for Normal by Michelle Reale «» Avalanche by Joseph Scapellato «» Last Seen Leaving by Laura Ellen Scott «» Explicable by Sabrina Stoessinger «» A Fistful of Buttercups by Nancy Stebbins «» My Maggie by Eugenia F. Tsutsumi «» The Ghost by Russell Whitaker «» The Strain of Collusion by xTx «» Interviews: Steve Almond «» Matt Baker «» Tobias Amadon Bengelsdorf «» Thomas Cooper «» Craig Davis «» Gay Degani «» John Mark DeMoss «» Murray Dunlap «» Jen Gann «» Molly Giles «» Kyle Hemmings «» Ann Hillesland «» Stephanie Johnson «» David LaBounty «» Michelle McMahon «» Emily McPhillips «» Wendy Oleson «» Bridget Pelkie «» Michelle Reale «» Joseph Scapellato «» Laura Ellen Scott «» Nancy Stebbins «» Sabrina Stoessinger «» Eugenia F. Tsutsumi «» xTx «» Cover Art "Wall Street Must Be Tripping" by Marty D. Ison «» Letter From the Editor |
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