She’s right and he’s wrong. Here’s why.

(from Harper’s Magazine, May 2005)

A funny, sharp and appropriately short story. Even its occasional, jarring forays into broad, silly comedy are steered by a light touch. And I’m a sucker for comedic footnotes.
The story comes with this note: “Tessa Brown is a freshman at Princeton University. This is her first published story.” A good start.

It took every dime I had — the only money I’d ever saved in my life — but I got myself a new laptop. (Like its predecessor, my brother Mike and his credit card made it happen. This time, though, he gets miles.) So game on. I haven’t given up on the t-shirt idea. I need to save some money to get them made.