The Stenographer - Barely Legal

Inspired by a piece of fiction written and read by one of my MFA faculty, I felt obligated to create a separate body of work "on the side" so to speak. So with no further introduction . . . I shall begin. The Stenographer Lunchtime in the city. Most of the girls who work on the fifth floor of the Widener Building, home to the Philadelphia office of the FBI, are out browsing shoes at Wanamaker's department store on Chestnut Street, or stuffing down lunch at McGillin's Pub while blathering on about their boyfriends. But not Sunny Parker. She is dining at the counter of Chock-Full-o'-Nuts luncheonette alone. She orders a cheeseburger, no fries, and a cup of coffee with extra cream. Shy by nature, Sunny does not prefer to dine without a companion, but today, as has been the custom lately, she has mustered up the courage to lunch solo at the cougter. Across from her sits Roy Thaxton, Special Agent.