Take a United States map. Place your index finger at the tip of Florida, and then, moving northerly and to the west, trace the Gulf-side border of the state. You’ll trail your pointer finger along a series of coastal cities: Naples, Cape Coral, Sarasota (a place to which I once seriously considered moving, before settling…
Category: Alabama
Sand Smoke Salt
On Saturday, I had a stack of work assignments to catch up on. So naturally, I went to the beach. Alabama: the state with the best beaches you’ve never visited. The sand is fine, powdery white, the water is clear, there are miles of condos and chain restaurants, and also wide swaths of open sand,…
Counting Down the Days
I’ve been away from the boys for seven weeks, excluding a couple of weekend visits. One week remains of my summer job here in Mo-town, and then we’ll be reunited. At which point, my husband will be leaving for the bulk of July, off to defend his dissertation. It’s only fair that he get his…
Summer Associate Fashion
I am now a veteran of seven long weeks of being a summer associate. I feel that Corporette was absolutely no effing help in my quest for appropriate wear for my summer job at a regional firm in the southeast, and in fact merely undermined my confidence at a time when confidence most needed to…