A little blurb I wrote on Junot Diazs short story Drown: “I thought leaving home for college would be the hard part. As it turns out, the hard part was going back home to visit family and friends who, each year, seemed more distant. (I’m sure the feeling was mutual.) This distance between people who leave and people who stay is at the heart of Junot Díaz’s short story ‘Drown.’ One friend goes to college, the other stays in their North Jersey hometown and despite their promises to stay in touch, life floods in like water, setting their friendship adrift. It’s the kind of story that makes you want to look your old best friend up and say ‘Hey, got time for a phone call?’ which is really code for ‘Let’s give ourselves another chance. We are worth it.’”
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 21:17:40 +0000
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