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Daisy is forty-three, and teaches at a community college in New Haven. She makes a practice of sexual conquest: "I seem to believe that my center can be …
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Today was the happiest day of my life so far, even though it didn't include actual sex or the World Series. I live with my parents--to save …
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Eleanor lives in New Haven, Conn. She is a cellist, and is singing in the chorus of an opera being staged by the local PTA. She and her new friend, Patsy, …
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Writer is putting six children to bed for their naps. Some are babies, and some are a little older. She is probably at a nursery school or day care center.…
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The Talented and Gifted Program convened on Thursday afternoons all year, gathering children from half of the city. For their annual Medieval Fair, the …