Letters

Today must be the day for letters; When I arrived for my evening British Lit. class, the professor handed me the following:

Dear (Zhaf)

Congratulations. You have been chosen by the English department to receive the outstanding student award in English for Literature. This award will be presented to you at Student Recognition Night on Tuesday May 27 . . . Refreshments will be served after the presentation. I look forward to seeing you there.

If you have ever read Pynchon's short comic novel The Crying of Lot 49, then you'll understand why I'm beginning to suspect the Tristero.