Archive for the 'Open Letters' Category

An Open Letter To The Urbana Free Library

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

To The Urbana Free Library:
Why, for the love of Pete, do you persist in re-shelving DVDs that are scratched beyond all salvation?
We checked out three of your children’s DVDs this week, and not one, not two, BUT ALL THREE DVDS COULD NOT BE PLAYED.
Do you know what it sounds like when a sick, tired and [...]

Hey, How’s That Glass House?

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

To the mother at preschool:
I admit I was apprehensive when you showed up the first week of school with your autistic son. I wasn’t sure that a preschool run almost entirely by parents was capable of giving your child what he needed.
Nearly a month in, I see how wrong I was. The school - and [...]