31.   Boyers read her story in class and praised it.

32.   A contingent of self-proclaimed cat lovers from San Diego read the story, and offered to make the trek up the coast to rescue Sweetheart from decadent L.A.

33.   A couple of words are irksome when you read stories about Viagra.

34.   A gripping, fast-paced story that reads like headlines from real assassinations and conspiracies in modern U.S. history.

35.   A Raybestos salesman read a story spotlighting a standout freshman pitcher at Cerritos and relayed his discovery to company headquarters, where Coach Ralph Raymond needed to restock club.

36.   After reading that story, literary agent Todd Schuster approached Mason about the book.

37.   After reading the story, the group decided to name their mobile home Chowder One, the rival to the Cheese One convoy traveling from Wisconsin.

38.   After reading the story, he called his mother, Sharon Henne, to make sure she had read it, too.

39.   After the Gay Games three years ago, I even had one or two gays reading my stories and wondering if I was gay.

40.   After the two games in San Jose, Golden Kid read the stories.