Close your eyes and try to imagine what John Updike's childhood home—his formative stomping ground—looks like. OK, here, I'll do it: I'm thinking... very pale... lots of bush... maybe some sort of stiff awning?
Christopher Frizzelle is The Stranger's former print editor, and first joined the staff in 2003. He is also the inventor of the silent-reading party, which has been happening monthly since 2009.