Modeling

An early encounter with a published author

“Favourite Poet” (1888), Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Joseph Monninger was a tall, handsome white guy with a gruff voice, short dark hair, and a boxy beard. He was reserved, a little stern. He lived in New Hampshire, he had a girlfriend, perhaps a wife, he loved trout fishing and talked about it romantically. He was my writing teacher for a couple weeks one …