I’ll get to Troublemaker taunting the N&R in a little while. In the meantime, I can’t help but note the paper’s idea of front-page news —- a reporter’s starry-eyed account of her day with novelist John Irving:
Although I became familiar with his work only within the past year, it’s hard not to be a little starstruck by the prospect of meeting such a literary giant.
But Irving looks like a regular guy in my car.
He’s wearing faded jeans, loafers and a yellow North Face button-down shirt — in addition to his seatbelt.
He smells like fresh minty gum.
His brown eyes are warm.
He looks at you when he talks.
Honestly, the article itself is not bad. But doesn’t it belong in the Life section?
