Marking the end of a basement corridor in the Clarion Hotel (formerly the Lafayette), a doorway frames a rectangle of strong light. Figures move against the light. Shrill talk and laughter rocket out. Jean pauses …
November 2, 1989
Back to profile
Stories by Mary Lang
< Newer stories
Older stories >
We went to Hoover High School
Reader writers: the story I wanted to write... but didn't
Sandy and a girlfriend had gone into a liquor store, robbed the clerk, They locked the clerk in a walk-in cooler. Sandy started feeling bad about the guy. She went back and let him out.
October 5, 1989
In the Time It Took You to Read this Headline, San Diego's Traffic Troubles Got a Little Worse
“It’s starting out calm today. Only three accidents and a vehicle fire so far.” Metro Traffic Control’s airborne reporter Kymythy Schultze wriggles a bulbous headset into a comfortable position over her ears. “And there’s a …
September 14, 1989
UCSD shows exactly what gall bladder surgery is like
Two rubber-veiled hands press cloths down; the pumpkin square of abdomen shines taut. Framing the exposed area, faded aqua drapes conceal curves of body. Another sheathed hand grasps a silver blade, angles it with delicacy …
July 20, 1989
Vietnam vets tell their favorite Vietnam books; San Diego booksellers do the same
Veteran Readers The first three Vietnam Vets whom I asked, "What novels about the Vietnam War have you read?" hadn't read many. All three served in the Marine Corps, all were in boot camp in …
June 29, 1989
SDSU geologist Philip Kern knows San Diego's faults
“This is my pride and joy,” Kern says. A shark’s tooth. He found it while doing field work for his dissertation. Four or five million years old. “The biggest ones are about six inches long.”
May 11, 1989