[READ: November 1, 2008] “Tits-Up in a Ditch”
When Accordion Crimes came out, the hype was fairly large, and I made a mental note to read it. I never did, though. So, this is my first exposure to Annie Proulx, and I’m not sure if it is representative of how or what she writes about. But with a title like this, how could I pass it up?
The story follows the life of Dakotah, whose mother left her shortly after she was born. Dakotah’s grandparents were stuck with her. The story notes that they were “in their late thirties” which is crazy that they are grandparents, but hey, I’m in my late thirties with two kids of my own, so no sympathy here.
The second arc of the story concerns Wyatt March and his rise to prominence in this Wyoming town. He married well, moved up in society, started the March Ranch, and
Well, that’s as far as I got. I tried to resume the story on 3 occasions and just didn’t care. There’s like ten pages left in the story, and, well, I have things that I’m more interested in.
Sorry, Annie Proulx, maybe someday I’ll get to Accordion Crimes and see what the hype was about.
I Just Read About That... 
How do you have so much time to read?
Sad to say, I sit in my car at lunch, listen to music and read. It’s the only place to go without being interrupted (and you thought YOU were antisocial), and I know I’ll get about an hour every day for some good reading time.
I used to do that when I worked at Burlington County Community College. I would sit in the parking lot of the WaWa and watch all the military folks from Ft. Dix pull in for cigarettes, coffees, and pizza pretzels.
But, you’re a better man than I, I would just listen to Big Black and hate, at least you’re being productive. Kudos to you.