#2: Insouciance
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Boston, Massachusetts | Summer of 1994 | By S.A. MILLER
“I found a dark studio sublet on the edge of seedy in Boston’s South End. For $1 I bought a rusty orange Toyota with a broken muffler, as if needing to be loud. That summer, I got stoned a lot, took a much younger lover, ate decadently, and read dozens of novels. I spent the time backpedaling from adulthood.”
S.A. Miller is a freelance writer in Boston. She is using a pseudonym.
Music courtesy of Pharmacopia (”Holistic Audio” and “Minister Morgan,” Jamendo).
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September 10th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
It occurs to me we have an institutionalized form of Insouciance open to almost every 18 year old these days. It is called college.
It is a shame that older people generally do not have the same opportunity that Miller had.
September 11th, 2007 at 6:41 am
All before 30… that’s amazing.
September 12th, 2007 at 5:32 pm
Dear S.A.
I just spent the entire summer in New York and until I listened to your story thought I had used my time well.
Now not so sure!
Great piece,
Claudia Sternbach
September 13th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
Dear S.A.
I simply must give this essay an A plus! From the first words, I could just tell you needed out of that bad relationship and into some fun…your summer sounded positively healing, fun, restorative and yes naughty. I found myself disappointed that another man shook you out of it; but I imagine its better than squandering away your talent on black coffee and bad boys. And talent you have…loved hearing your voice on the podcast. A+ indeed! Lisette Juneau
September 14th, 2007 at 8:39 am
Thanks, Miller! This brought back some of my own “misspent” youth! I wish more twenty-somethings in this generation would “stunt their grown up” instead of arduously perfecting their resumes and planning their stock portfolios. Sometimes living “great on paper” is just that: living in two dimensions. Here’s to lazy, humid Augusts that can change your life.
September 28th, 2007 at 1:58 pm
What a charmingly quirky story! As a 20-something-year-old dealing with a recently acquired desire for even a moment’s return of insouciance, I find your story particularly insightful. Great use of description; overall a very engaging story.
October 30th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
this is a great story,it is a reminder that in life it is not much we attain it is how much we enjoyed each day.Thank you for that reminder,Mike G.