Several Oberlin-related Tales

Several bits of Nonfiction from or related to Oberlin, Ohio

I was a student at Oberlin College from Fall 1986 until Spring 1989, and lingered in and around Oberlin off and on until late Winter, 1995, occasionally visiting since then. I was completely banned from campus in 1992 for my controversial behaviour.
These are mostly excerpts from old diaries and letters to friends.

index

Mixed Sentiments: - context-free lines of poetry
Shrews (12-2-1987): - a poem
Dimensions of Jealousy (Dec 4, 1987): - girl conflicts
Love Gets Complicated (Dec 1987): - more girl conflicts
Flavours of Social Dischord (April 26, 1988): - relationship woes
A Burst of Joy (July 21, 1988): - sculpture in Philadelphia
I Must Only Be Happy When With Gretchen (Oct. 13, 1988): - the silent treatment only goes so far
Bacne (December 8, 1988): - a terrible case of back acne
King of Prussia, PA (January 9, 1989): - site of one of the county's bigger malls
Love Becomes Hate (April/May 1989): - problems with an old girlfriend.
The Fire of April 29th, 1989: - my dorm room catches on fire.
Lovely to See You Again My Friend (Jan 1990): - happy to see Susan Bedell.
Reappraisal of Susan (Jan 1990): - I think she's actually pretty cool
A Romantic Tragedy (Jan 1990): - I diss a nice girl for no good reason
Concerning Hangover and Mezcal (Jan 1990)
Nightclub Craziness (May 13, 1989): - I get real drunk
Wanton Bike Theft (May 1990): - oh yeah
Sweet Faction Party (May, 1990): - with stolen champagne
Hitch Hiking Story (May 23, 1990): - racist rednecks in West Virginia
Nagging Paranoia (May 1990): - fears of campus security
A Scene from Oberlin Marijuana Culture (Nov, 1991)
Thanksgiving '91 (Nov, 1991): - steal a turkey, have a few fights with "the others" and among ourselves, and feast
Tough Girl (Nov, 1991): - growing up tough and ignorant on the streets of Cambridge, Mass.
Welfare Scandal (Nov, 1991): - one girl takes a dim view of Shandi and Janie exploiting the system, and a big social rift forms
A Somewhat Fictionalized Account of the Goings on Between Jim Ericqiker and Eriq Schliqer During the Fall of 1993: - how a social misfit rose to stardom after being attacked by a pizza-making vagrant
Dealing With the Police in the Only Way I Know How (Oct 1994): - eluding police

home | feedback | other literature