For the attention of the New York Times Styles section: Pop-up acute skin irritation on elbow. Pop-up cabbie who says he wishes he “had a gun for everyone.” Pop-up food court sandwich at LaGuardia. Pop-up businessman who won’t stop talking to me. Pop-up turbulent flight of death. Pop-up vomit-smelling baggage claim. Pop-up woman screaming about Julia Roberts. Pop-up attempt to find car in parking garage. Pop-up very little gas in car. Pop-up extremely dusty house. Pop-up unheralded arrival of Pottery Barn Teen on my doorstep. Pop-up musty smell with unknown source. Pop-up lots of dog hair on rug. Pop-up sizeable…
Author: Susan Harlan
Susan Harlan
Susan Harlan is an English professor at Wake Forest University and a writer, and her work has appeared in venues including McSweeney's, Internet Tendency, The Awl, The Toast, The Guardian US, The Billfold, Avidly, and The Establishment.