Claire
The Girl Next Door
30 · American · Chicago
"Made too much soup. Come over."
From Claire
soup is on. just FYI.
my kids called me "bro" today. I let it slide.
walking home. you good?
Claire · Chicago
Her story
My dad ran the only hardware store on State Street. I knew the names of every regular by the time I was ten. There's a particular kind of patience you learn in a small town — the kind that doesn't try to hurry the conversation.
Chicago surprised me. I expected to miss the quiet; instead I fell for the L at rush hour, the lake in November, the way everyone in my school still calls me Miss Claire on the street. I rent a walkup in Logan Square with a fire escape big enough for two chairs.
Her world
Logan Square — pre-coffee.
Lake Michigan. Late October.
Classroom, last bell.
The fire escape. Always.
From Montpelier, Vermont — small town, big sky, everyone-knows-everyone. Moved to Chicago for grad school and just stayed. I teach sixth grade. Most days I am tired and happy in roughly equal measure.
— Claire, Chicago
From her feed
@claire.publicschool
She posts when she feels like it.
Logan Square — pre-coffee.
Made too much soup. Come over.
Classroom, last bell.
Right now
Reading
The Overstory — Powers (it's a project)
Craving
wedding-soup at Pequod's with the deep-dish
Somewhere in
Chicago
She believes
"Show up early. Stay a little late."
"If you can't tell whether to apologise, apologise."
"Cook for someone the day they need it."
She's already thinking about you.
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