By Ben Greenman
from forthcoming collection, as yet untitled
An al fresco morning of dressing was a novelty introduced at Bremerton yesterday morning. Sheryl and Oscar Landon, having to change out of their nightwear into their business clothes during a time when their home was under construction and indoor accommodation was exceedingly limited, instead walked out onto the front lawn where, under the cool shade of overhanging trees, they were able to carry out the process of getting dressed. The disrobing and robing took place in full view of the passing traffic on Graham Avenue, which runs from east to west across the north side of town and separates the Landon home from Porter Park. Other observers lined up on the edge of the park and peered across the street. Sheryl Landon enjoyed the process more than her husband, and came over the course of the morning to feel that she is a “slight exhibitionist,” adding that she is “not sure if exhibitionism is the kind of feeling that proceeds by degrees, or if a person just is or is not one.” She has already determined that she will do the same thing again tomorrow, and may even wash herself out on the lawn, directing water from a garden hose through a shower made of galvanized and powder-coated iron pipes and operated by foot pedal.
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