Summer, 1986
Vignettes of Meriam
Less a memoir than a series of glimpses: the summer of 1986, a pension plan I was supposedly deconstructing, and a Persian princess who replaced the life I…
“I spent the summer of 1986 supposedly deconstructing a pension plan, but mostly I was just deconstructing myself to make room for a girl who was smarter, sharper, and far more interesting than any I'd ever met before or since.”
About the Book
If you’re looking for the logic in these pages, you won’t find it in the math. I spent the summer of 1986 supposedly deconstructing a pension plan, but mostly I was just deconstructing myself to make room for a girl who was smarter, sharper, and far more interesting than any I’d ever met before or since. This is less a memoir and more a series of glimpses into the specific, quiet moments where the life I thought I was planning (to the extent that I was planning at all) simply vanished, replaced by a Persian princess and the persistent, life-altering smell of sumac.
About the Author
Rush holds a degree in Mathematics from Temple University, a master’s degree in computer science from The University of Pennsylvania, and a Master of Fine Arts in poetry from Rosemont College. He lives with his wife in near perfect harmony. You may find his personal writings at blog.stonylanepress.com.