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Remember the Time

July 1, 2009 By dionneford

When Michael Jackson died on Thursday, it made me think of my classmate, John. He invited me to his junior prom when I was a lowly sophomore. I wore an over priced black and white gown with long fingerless lace gloves. John dressed like Michael Jackson in the Billie Jean … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Michael Jackson

Thank you, John Updike

February 10, 2009 By dionneford

I met John Updike at a party celebrating the publication of a tome he edited, The Best American Short Stories of the Century. Okay, "met him" might be a slight overstatement. We were in the same room together and I was standing next to my agent when she shook his hand and said a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alice Elliott Dark, John Updike, Joyce Carol Oates, The Best American Short Stories of the Century

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