Never Go Pop

Leaving San Francisco, “Over My Dead Body” in Santa Cruz

Stupendous and unheard-of splendors await me below, and I shall seek them soon.

—H.P. Lovecraft

When I came back to the States from Languedoc, I got an interesting offer.

My old faculty advisor from U.C. Santa Cruz, Carter Wilson, called me up and said, “We’re so proud of you, Susie. The department wants to know if you’d like to come teach a class, for su…