He'll be Just as Laid Back & Unorganized as I am, I Promise

I want to once again thank Adam and his collaborative duo Partly Cloudy for spicing up last month’s Get Lit with their Spanish flair, sultry harmonica riffs and poems about the police. While no one accepted the challenge to name all the musicians on the decoupaged guitar case, it is probably just as well because 1: you wouldn’t have gotten them all anyways and 2: I know where Adam works and he is not good for the alleged prize money.

As you know, August is a popular vacation month, and since I am such a cliché, I, too, have a family vacation planned. But, do not worry, Adam has graciously volunteered (after some forceful arm twisting on my part) to take the proverbial reins this month and (to continue the whole horse-thing) lead you through an evening of creative writing. So, my dear Get Lit-ers, Adam is in charge, so maybe he will have a surprise planned or maybe he will show up drunk on rum, but whatever the case, know that Get Lit is still going to happen on Saturday, August 23rd at 8 pm.

If you want a theme, think What I Did on My Summer Vacation-style pieces that reflect on melting ice cream, road trips in the RV, historical reenactors at Colonial Williamsburg, that time your brother was stung by a jellyfish or going to camp.

For inspiration, read Shark Sucker, by one of our favorite people, Lori Jakiela. It’s from the City Paper last summer, but who cares, summer memoirs have no expiration. They never go bad.

I will miss you all, but my inner-mermaid needs to swim in the ocean and I need my yearly allotment of hush puppies. I yearn for sand between my toes. And Ben needs some sun on his pasty belly. He needs to ride a rollercoaster that is called Led Zeppelin: The Ride (or so he says).

See you next month,

Stephanie

Ps. We might be going international this fall, and I am hoping to have some guest posts from George Stuart as he travels the Scottish countryside and then writes about it. Remember to keep checking back!