Archive | 07.02.2010
- Shakespeare in Lust
Before my retirement, I had worked for 30 years as a Literary Classics professor at a small New England college. Both I and the students thought it funny and strange that my last name was "Shakespeare", but it was. Luckily, my first name was "Donald", not "William."
The college had an antique mandatory retirement policy which meant that once you reached the age of 65, you had to fold your tent and prepare to leave. Such a policy had been established in the 1930s when people often were finished ... more
- She's Gonna Be A Star Ch. 07
After practice one day, Ali mentioned that her boss at the diner had made a pass at her. I remembered his name -- Subram. A big, fat, angry Indian guy who controlled the diner through fear and the volume of his voice.
"What did he do?"
She shrugged. "He kind of cornered me by the bathrooms. He stopped me with a big hand on my chest." She placed her palm flat against my sternum. "He said I'm now his best waitress. He wants me to work nights, where more people can come in and see me. He said the ... more