Stories | Roommates From Hell
23 Roommates by Jane Hanson
Published May 7, 2008
I was scraping by as a line cook in San Francisco in the mid-’80s when my landlord offered me the job of managing a 24-unit apartment building on Pine Street. It sounded like easy money: vacuum ...
Starving Artist by E.K. Mitchell
Published April 9, 2008
My ex-girlfriend at the end of the 20th Century (1995–1998) and I made the mistake of letting an acquaintance stay with us. This fellow, “Bill,” was from Los Angeles (or so he said) and living ...
Room of Exile by Jane Hanson
Published March 12, 2008
In the early ’80s, at 19, I enrolled in a culinary school in Hyde Park, New York. I’d planned on finding an apartment off campus, but after getting lost and stuck in a traffic jam ...
The End of the Month Was Upon Us by Jospeh Núñez Published Jan. 16, 2008
College students often think they are ready for everything. I know I did, but I was sorely mistaken — I was in no way ready ... More Comments (2)