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SHERWOOD, TN An intense battle is currently taking place in the Sherwood home of H. Frederick Macy.
Just last week, an army descended upon Macy’s home. “I can hear them at night. I’ve been lying awake all night. Every night. They won’t let me sleep. I know they’re out there, but they refuse to make themselves seen,” said Macy.
But yesterday the war began. One of Macy’s enemies made his way into the open.
Macy was doing some cleaning when he first saw him. All in black. His round body. His long, thin legs. He scurried gracefully across the floor, partially hidden behind a chair. But Macy heard him. He turned and looked his enemy right in the eye.
He was forced to act. So he lunged and attacked. The victory was his. His enemy defeated. He felt a powerful peace. He marveled at the silence. He had won. No longer would he have to listen to those maddening sounds in the middle of the night.
But it was only a matter of a few hours—when Macy was watching television—until he realized that there was a whole army lying in wait. There was another enemy combatant, identical to the first. Macy caught the movement out of the corner of his eye. And there he was: hidden behind a coffee table.
Afraid to make any hasty steps, Macy moved slowly. He kneeled and crawled a bit closer. And then he looked his silent enemy in the eye. They stared each other down. But his enemy was swift, and he escaped effortlessly.
Macy ran after the intruder, but he was already gone.
So the battle continues. Macy has become obsessed with victory—with destroying his enemies, no matter how many of them there are.
And until the day when he finally vanquishes his foes, he will lie awake at night, listening to them. Hearing their high-pitched chirping. Their constant rubbing together of their little black legs.
“Those darn crickets are driving me insane. I won’t rest until every last one has been flushed down my toilet.”
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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