Category Archives: How to Rope an Englishman
Back Where We Met, part I
Back in September, Simon and I re-visited Scarborough, where we first met eight years ago. (Want to know how that happened? Read our love story – How to Rope an Englishman). We were both 21 then, and thought we knew … Continue reading
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How to Rope an Englishman: Part Six
Need to catch up? Read: Part Un: Derek* Part Deux: Getting It Part Trois: Mrs. Adventure Part Quatre: Back-Row Baptists Part Cinq: Fat Stanley Part Six: A Voice, but not a voice The night Simon gave me his CD, Sara … Continue reading
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Get to ropin’.
Yesterday was the seventh anniversary of the day I sat down beside Simon on a wooden pew at the back of a church in Northern England. The very first time I ever laid eyes on him and his black Adidas … Continue reading
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How to Rope an Englishman: Part Cinq
Read: Part Un: Derek* Part Deux: Getting It Part Trois: Mrs. Adventure Part Quatre: Back-Row Baptists Part Cinq: Fat Stanley After church, the tall boy with kind eyes turned to me and said, “So…you come here often?” (This is what … Continue reading
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How to Rope an Englishman: Part Deux
Read: Part Un: Derek* Part Deux: Getting It My junior year of college, I was living in a cute-but-sketchy little apartment just off campus. My friend Anna lived with me, and while I was getting over Derek, she was mourning … Continue reading
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