Overheard in Bendheim:
(Discussing what English names to adopt) Chinese grad student 1: I can’t decide between Lucretia or Titania.
Chinese grad student 2: Go with one that would be good for your resume.
Ben Oseroff
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Tombstone Salesman
Ben Oseroff
The Literary Issue — Apr 29, 2010
My father's father sold tombstones
door to door, with lines from
dime novels like _this is a just reward_.