“Mr. Plimpton’s Revenge”

Isaac Fitzgerald bio ↓  ·  January 22nd, 2010  ·  filed under Other

Author Dinty W. Moore has an interesting tale about chance run-ins with George Plimpton that starts when Moore was an undergrad at the University of Pittsburgh and ends, decades later, in Baltimore, Maryland.

What makes the story more than just barroom conversation fodder is the way in which Moore delivers it; setting it out, piece by piece, using Google Maps.

Yes. Google Maps.

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Isaac Fitzgerald has been a firefighter, worked on a boat, and been given a sword by a king, thereby accomplishing three out of five of his childhood goals by the age of 25. He has also written for AlterNet, McSweeney's, and Mother Jones. He is the managing editor of The Rumpus. Follow him on Twitter. More from this author →

One Response to ““Mr. Plimpton’s Revenge””

  1. The Normal School Says:

    See “Mr. Plimpton’s Revenge” printed in the latest issue of The Normal School literary magazine! We’re proud he let us publish it.

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