Stick a pin in the phonebook. See where it lands. Make the call. Does everyone have a story? Five writers find out
When the editors first broached the idea, I was sold. Crazy experiment, free lunch, then write about it. What could go wrong?
Well, here’s the list:
Hurdle 1: Finding a phonebook
They don’t make those on my side of town anymore.
“Can I type a random letter into the community contacts forum and pick one of the entries that come up?” I asked.
“Pin. In. Phonebook,” Miriam said.
Okay then. I called my mother for help, but she was pretty certain she hadn’t seen a phone book around in years.
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