Kudos to Krug!

I'm jealous, but can admit when someone other than yours truly may actually have written something worth reading. And I proudly announce with a minimum of teeth-grinding, that Amy Krug has done it.

Amy and I both worked on campus and got our Master's in English at the same time. When you think of someone getting an MA in English, what do you picture? A guy with wire-rimmed glasses and a goatee, pontificating about allegory and allusion? Perhaps a slender, pale woman who rants about Virginia Woolf, feminist writing, and the freedom of expression in the Beats' writing?

We had all of those in the program and more. Luckily for me, there was also Amy. Someone I could roll my eyes at when the classroom discussion got a little too long-winded, when the young literati started taking themselves too seriously. (Which is to say, as soon as they walked in the door.) We would go out for drinks, make fun of our classmates, and toast to our own much superior writing talents.

Amy helped me revise my thesis, encouraged me with my writing and just dealing with life. She's a good friend and a great writer. Congratulations on winning the Erma Bombeck award!

To read her hilarious essay, click here.