Spy of the Month
Agent Name: Colonel A. Fishdish
Real Name: Tricia Lunt
When not undergoing the intense interrogation that results from being named 826CHI Spy of the Month, Agent Fishdish has been spotted teaching writing classes at Columbia College and can currently be seen teaching Dramatic Narratives in Film, Theater Appreciation and Writing Life's Work, which explores civic engagement, at Robert Morris University.
What do you do when you’re not volunteering for 826CHI?
I like to spend my days, hours, and minutes with the fantastic people with whom I share all my secret identities.
Are there any differences or similarities between captaining the 826CHI writing table with middle school students in our after-school tutoring program and working on writing with college students?
I have a pie chart that answers this question in intricate detail, but I left my briefcase on a Boeing 747. So, for now, the answer is "yes".
Now, it's fairly widely known that at a seemingly random moment during your Boring Store shifts, you declare that it is dance party time. Tourists, staff, the UPS man, must dance. Can you walk us through the process of determining what time is the best time for a dance party and what songs typically honor the moment best.
The right time for a dance party is any time rhythm taps you on the shoulder and escorts you out onto the floor! When an 80's hit comes pulsing through the speakers, we are all invited to dance.
What’s been your favorite moment at 826CHI?
Reading the story "Attack of the Barbeque Ribs" to an entranced audience. Soon to be a cult classic.
What is your favorite thing about 826CHI?
The creative energy; it keeps my electric bills low.
You do not have a computer at home. For those spies who blame not being productive on the lure of the internet, what do you blame for not getting things done? Or do you accomplish all tasks, all the time?
Not only do I accomplish things on time, I often complete work early.
What’s your life ambition?
To love and inspire people at an alarming rate.
Since the bugle playing spoon rested for the evening in the taqueria, how is one to make eye contact with the knee of the famed aquanaut?
I've always favored the sound advice to "use your peripherals".
Every month we honor an 826CHI volunteer who has gone above the beyond and beyond the above in his or her dedication to our organization. After we bestow the title of Spy of the Month upon these volunteers, we have found that these agents, awash in adulation and admiration, become far less guarded and are willing to reveal all manner of secrets about who they really are. As always, these revelatory conversations are done in secret with our recorder set for 8 minutes and 26 seconds, no more, no less. We end the conversation midbreath if we must. Or the spies surreptitiously send their answers through the electronic mail system with no real adherence to a time limit.
