Stories | Roommates From Hell
Hidden Fruit by Olivia Cassidy
Published July 30, 2008
Since I was “in between” apartments and sleeping on a friend’s couch, I was overjoyed when Steve, a regular at the restaurant I was waitressing at, offered me the sublet of his room for the summer. ...
What's Up? by Peter Hoshi
Published June 25, 2008
It must be because he just rode his bike here to meet me, I thought. Why else would a twenty-something male who appeared to be in good health be sweating profusely on a cool fall ...
Blackest Thumb by Amy Woods
Published June 11, 2008
When I first met my roommate, she was a very involved and social person. We were fine for the first year; neither of us was home often, as we kept busy. In the second year, ...
Loser's Lottery by Jordan Keith Published May 21, 2008
The University of California San Diego has a system regarding on-campus housing for returning sophomores. Toward the end of the spring quarter, all freshman students ... More Post a comment
Oh, Brother by Chuck Duffy Published May 14, 2008
“I can see them now! They’re coming over the walls!” Chilling words, made even more frightening by the fact that they were coming from my ... More Post a comment
23 Roommates by Jane Hanson Published May 7, 2008
I was scraping by as a line cook in San Francisco in the mid-’80s when my landlord offered me the job of managing a 24-unit ... More Comment (1)
Starving Artist by E.K. Mitchell Published April 9, 2008
My ex-girlfriend at the end of the 20th Century (1995–1998) and I made the mistake of letting an acquaintance stay with us. This fellow, “Bill,” ... More Post a comment
Room of Exile by Jane Hanson Published March 12, 2008
In the early ’80s, at 19, I enrolled in a culinary school in Hyde Park, New York. I’d planned on finding an apartment off campus, ... More Post a comment
The End of the Month Was Upon Us by Jospeh Núñez Published Jan. 16, 2008
College students often think they are ready for everything. I know I did, but I was sorely mistaken — I was in no way ready ... More Comments (2)