I worked the AV counter at the Roland Heights public library in the '80s. My best story from the library was the time a couple asked for a recommendation, and I recommended Raising Arizona and they absolutely hated it. They came back hungry for blood. I was on my lunch break and my boss came out and said, "Hey kid, you need to come talk to these people. They totally hate Arizona." And he said, "Arizona's a dog; nobody gets that movie."
John DarnielleI wrote short stories when I was a teenager, but they weren't any good and I kinda knew it.
John DarnielleI grew up around some people whose parents toured a lot: tough on the marriage, tough on the kids.
John Darnielle