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A room with a view
Editor’s Letter
Collin
Kelley
has been editor of
Atlanta Intown for
almost two decades.
He’s also an
award-winning poet
and novelist.
After 16 years of living in the same apartment in Old Fourth Ward, Fm now
ensconced in my condo in Midtown. I still can’t believe Fm a homeowner, except when
something needs fixing. Yes, folks, five already broken stuff and five only been here a
month.
Rather than calling the management office for the maintenance team to drop by,
I now must pay a handyperson to come out or watch YouTube videos to try and fix it
myself. I am not handy — or so I thought.
Okay, so I couldn’t fix the clogged
-| dishwasher or that little thingamabob that
holds the bathroom sink stopper up, but I
was able to fix a gash in the frame around
my French doors. I went to Ffome Depot,
bought wood putty and a caulk gun and
was able to do a passable repair if you
don’t look very closely at it. Not only did
I save myself a few hundred bucks, but I
surely qualify for my own FFGTV show.
Maybe it could be called “FFalfway Decent
with Collin Kelley.”
I really do love my new space. It’s on
the top floor, filled with natural light, and has a fabulous view. I love opening the doors
to get a breeze or just enjoy the skyline. Fm tucked away from busy Peachtree Street, so
noise hasn’t been a factor Although a helicopter delivering air conditioning units to a
nearby building at 7:30 a.m. on a recent Sunday morning was a sleep-in buzzkill.
Before I moved, I got rid of a lot of old furniture and made quite a few trips to
Goodwill with donations. The Georgia State University Library Special Collections
and Archives got three more boxes of my personal papers and ephemera, while Junk
King hauled away a clanking clothes dryer made during the Reagan era, a sofa from the
Clinton era, and a mattress from Dubya’s first term.
I was determined to weed out some of the thousands of books I own. I really had to
sit with each book and do some Marie Kondo mind tricks before putting it in the donate
pile. I even let go of some first editions and autographed books. They weren’t bringing me
joy.
collin@AtlantalntownPaper.com
All of this moving, donating, and arranging has been going on while I continue
treatment for cancer. At this writing, Fm in the middle of my second week of radiation
treatment (or “rads” as it’s called) at the Emory Proton Therapy Center. I cannot tell you
how many times Fve accidentally said photon instead of proton — I blame “Star Trek.”
As I mentioned in my last column, I wear a custom-made mask over my face and
upper chest during treatment. On my first session, I was on the verge of having a massive
panic attack due to the tightness of the mask. Luckily, subsequent sessions have been
quick, so I haven’t needed sedation. Fm usually in and out of the building in 20 minutes.
My treatments are in the evening, which I initially balked at, but I like going there at 8
p.m. and then coming home to relax and go to bed.
Looking at the view from my bedroom window at night, with all the twinkling lights
of Midtown’s towers, is a nice way to fall asleep. QZI
4 AUGUST 2021 | HU
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