Somebody stole Tony's rose bush
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I have a new guest post on the Prince of Petworth site, seeking advice about how to translate the sometimes strange and unusual complexities of city living to those who don't live here.
This all started when Katherine and I started to notice that neither set of parents had visited us in our new home after living there for 18 months.
Then I realized that when you totalled up the stories I tend to tell about our neighborhood, it ends up sounding like a terrible place.
Quote:
"But in fairness, when I’m telling stories, I go for the colorful and entertaining, I’m not shooting for high journalistic objectivity and fairness. However, I admit that the end product does come off a bit askew.
Going solely off my solely-for-entertainment-value stories, the unfamiliar might be left with the impression that Petworth is a place where bullets fly daily, bugs and rodents conduct their own ANC meetings, the Sunday paper contains coupons for local heroin and crack dealers, and residents mope down the street openly weeping."
Here's a link to the whole thing.
