PDD’s annual tradition of wrapping up each year of the “Saturday Essay” series with lazy top-five lists instead of arduously prepared compositions continues next week when the samplings will be less of a popularity contest and more about one person’s snobby opinion of what you should have been reading if you weren’t all heathens.
Before digging into the 2020 countdown, here’s a brief paragraph to spell out for the uninitiated how the “Saturday Essay” feature works:
PDD publishes an essay nearly every Saturday — like four out of five weeks or something like that. Yours truly, Paul Lundgren, is the editor. A small group of writers are featured somewhat regularly, but anyone is welcome and encouraged to submit a piece for consideration. Shoot an email to paul @ perfectduluthday.com to inquire.
And now, let the countdown begin …
… in which the region’s connoisseur of boozing ventures into a salacious event, back in the days when events happened and were sometimes salacious.
… in which Troy Rogers attempts to navigate the shore of Lake Superior on a pedal-powered sousaphone boat, with predictable results.
… in which Lake Superior Aquaman shirks all responsibility for the virtues of journalism to more fully embrace the joy of comedic art.
… in which a collective of artists, in the weeks before COVID-19, take over the former Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
… in which those who have poorly trained dogs off leash, or let their dogs approach strangers freely, face their judgement.
So there are the goods. Read or reread and enjoy. We’ll be back with new works of literary splendor in 2021.