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Category: Chagrin
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Girl Shortage
When I was in high school I wrote short stories called “Man Shortage,” “Man Shortage II” and “Man Shortage III.” One of my characters anticipates Catholic Match and its competitors […]
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Surviving the Scene
The other night I downed tools and went to a new block of swing-dance classes. Several years have travelled under the South Bridge since I took my first Lindy Hop […]
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A New Challenge
This week I eagerly hurried off to a dance class held by a branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS). Inspired by a year-and-a-half of learning ceilidh dances, […]
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Listening to the Beat
The big reveal for the November Waltzing Party is that no young women came to it. There were a mum, her little girl, the dance teacher, and me. The rest […]
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Social graces
I have a bad cold and so was unable to dance this week. And the cold got me because of a pipe that blew up in the bathroom floor, necessitating […]
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The Empty Building
I do not remember why the notion of ballroom dancing seized my childish fancy. What I do remember is that ballroom dancing was mentioned in the municipal activities catalogue. This […]