I remember this day. My birthday celebration. The weather was so nice, two of us had decided on sandals, the ultimate statement of optimism. I'm in my beloved Lands' End Mocs (on sale). Ordinarily, I am not a name-brand sort of gal, but LE shoes are so comfortable (and so cheap at Sears). The Mocs make me feel tall, almost five feet, five, in fact. But I would love to be able to wear sandals. Just can't walk in them without tripping. And I am shy about exposing my toes.
—Jane Sellman
Jane Sellman is a Baltimore-based writer.
She is also the editor of Walk Awhile in Our Shoes.
Favorite Shoes
Favorite pair were my hightop, black and blue tennis shoes from 7th grade. I stretched them out and kept wearing them until 10th.
I still have them!
Elaine the Daring Gypsy
Elaine the Daring Gypsy is a writer and student in Baltimore, Maryland.
Favorite Shoes
A pair of dark brown chukkas I got in Santa Fe, Feb 1993, and wore pretty much every day forever. They got me all over Europe and Western U.S. before finally giving up. Have been trying to replicate them ever since, without ever quite succeeding.
Rafe Posey
Rafe Posey is a fiction writer from Baltimore. You can read Big Red Sun Blues at the Pilgrim Noise blog.
Frankenstein Toe at the Crab Feast
smashed toe on pavement,
bloodied Birkenstocks, paper towels,
crabs still tasted good
— Jenny O'Grady
Jenny O'Grady is a writer, graphic artist, book designer, and an instructor in the MFA program at the University of Baltimore. She is also Assistant Director, Alumni & Development Communications at UMBC. Visit her at Bookiness.
Photos on this page are by Meagan Hart.
Meagan Hart is a writer, artist, and photographer.
Her latest book, A Short Stack of Silly Shorts for
the Morally Sidetracked, is available at
Atomic Books.
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