Story Time Ms. Lee sat in a chair in the children’s section of the library. She had arranged third and fourth graders in a circle around her and was reading to them from a collection of nineteenth century children’s tales. “ ‘If you wet the bed again’,” Ms. Lee read in a cheery, singsong voice, […]
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem His sophomore year, Bernard went with a church group to oppose a gay rights march in D.C. He saw two men holding hands, screamed “this is what god thinks of you!” and hurled his bible at them. He missed so spectacularly that they were unaware he’d even thrown something. The […]
Mason Alderhut Ms. Lee seemed surprised, but not displeased, when Sam asked for a few books about the school’s founder, Mason Alderhut. Alderhut appeared to be some sort of personal hero for Ms. Lee and she was delighted, or as close to that as she was capable, to share his accomplishments with Sam. Sam sat […]
The Practice Room The fuck do you know, you piece of shit, Laura thought. She’d been fuming since her encounter with Sam and marched down the steps into the basement of the music building, sheet music balled in her fists like a warrant she was about to slap in someone’s face. She kicked open the […]