the unbearable crowdedness of being Lisa Jones

THE UNBEARABLE CROWDEDNESS OF BEING LISA JONES

Number of US women named Lisa Jones: 4,262.

Number named Ann Smith: 2,991

(source: Whitepages.com)

My name is Lisa Jones. Not Lisa Jones the adjunct professor of nutrition at LaSalle University. Not the college basketball player. I run neither a home for the needy in Florida nor a Pilates studio in New York City. I’m not a realtor, anchor woman or a porn star.

Even among authors, a certain amount of individuation from other Lisa Joneses is in order: I