In the library

In the Library? (An absolutely true story) In 1964, I was 17 and a freshman at Illinois Institute of Technology. I was not doing particularly well in my studies even though I had graduated top[…]

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The arrival

The Arrival You arrive at his house feeling relieved and frightened that you are finally here after having dwelled upon what the night might bring. He has asked you to stay the night and you[…]

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The chatroom

Sarah nervously reviewed the instructions that Megan had written for her on the back of a restaurant napkin. Hit wait for the screen to load, then make up a chat room type it in, then[…]

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Redemption

Redemption It was 7:30 on a Monday evening in May. I had just finished my last class of the semester at the community college. At 42, I was going back to school to learn a[…]

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