Letters to the Editor

I still look forward to Juliet's reviews, even though I must disagree with her on Anna.
Christine Smith
Aurora

We here at Home Sweet Home have a question for Adam Cayton-Holland: Who do you think you are?

Obviously, you know who you are, but where does a person like you get off? You are more than welcome to come into Home Sweet Home and ask for an interview, and we would be more than happy to oblige. We had no idea that you were doing a story about Sheridan Boulevard, let alone a piece on us. Not only should you have informed the owner of your visit, but you should have informed the worker you spoke with. It's slightly ironic that every other author who wrote for "On the Edge" was capable of writing about the store, not about a small percentage of its customers, yet you were not.

Some people may be fans of yours (including the girl you spoke with), but after reading your piece "about" Home Sweet Home, your fans surely are disappointed. Was it your personal agenda to bash us? Or was that what you were told to do? Have you met Jennie Porter or her son, Golden? They would have been happy to tell you all you ever wanted to know about Home Sweet Home. Jennie could have told you about the history of her business, and how they've been on Sheridan for thirty years. Golden could have told you stories about the crazy pipes he's invented and what it was like to grow up with parents who own a head shop.

You see, Adam Cayton-Holland, there was a story to be told. Not about ICP fans, and not about Pierced Tongue (whose name happens to be Dani). The story is this: Home Sweet Home has a great history, one that is filled with heartbreak, success and a small business that has unintentionally lent a hand to the pipe industry.
Name Withheld on Request

Editor's note: For the complete, unedited Home Sweet Home response — which arrived in our office last week, four weeks after the original story was published — click here.