Some short stories by the author of Law School Story:
I hated reading fiction. It was all the same. Kittens played organized sports outside the window and surly PHA’s turned out to be Jesus keeping an eye on you in his shy sort of way. Only sick people enjoyed literature, I thought.
By the time Paul had opened both taped-glass doors, the foyer bats had already flown to the second floor, then the third, because Helen was singing her ugly Christmas Carols.
Dorian hated being a mystery. Coyness was a gimmick; she preferred to be loved purely for her face.
There are two Advanced Language Arts classes for sixth grade. One is taught by Mrs. Santoloho. She rides her bike around town even in the winter and says, “notice how I always wear a helmet?”