Did I tell you? I am qualified. They�ll put me on a list, circulate it, and when somebody is looking for something I may get a letter asking me to apply with no guarantee, nor sigh, nor nod. They call it a �pool� because we�re swimming-- not all together, there are many races-- and when we get out of the slow lane we sunbathe then jump into the faster one, and they keep dumping �em in until we don�t fit. Now, I�ve been counting workers in my sleep and I stand on the shoulders of deans who laugh at the perversions of breast strokes.
Brian Katz has been a creative writing teacher at several universities, including Hofstra and, most recently, the College of St. Rose. He's written a book on Eastern mythology and formerly served as prose editor at Big City Lit. Recent publications range from a story in Hayden's Ferry Review to poetry in Red Rock Review.
