The Final Days of Great American Shopping by Allen Gilbert;

Author:Allen, Gilbert;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Published: 2016-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

In mid-January, Jorja gets a certified letter from the State Capitol: from the Chair of the House Ways and Means Property Tax Subcommittee. He loves The Greetus! He promises her $5,000 for the design, once the bill passes the entire legislature. She holds the letter in front of her husband, who’s rubbing his fingers under the kitchen faucet, trying to get the last bit of dried spackling out of his cuticles. He doesn’t like to watch golf with dirty hands.

“And I didn’t compromise on the design,” Jorja insists. “I drew it with my—”

“I’ve never liked working on state contracts,” Houston says. “Don’t hold your breath.”

“Does a fetus breathe?”

“Save the letter,” Houston says. “For your resume.”

Her resume, Jorja has to admit, is a little thin. After twenty years of middle-school teaching, her best credential is “permanent chair of the selection committee for Bipolar Student of the Month.” Since every EH and LD kid was routinely placed in her classes, she’d been the logical choice. But with this credential, the local galleries would have to take her seriously. She could get out her easel again. “I can’t believe it,” she says. “A state commission. After all these years.”

“Believe it, honey,” Houston grins. He kisses her on his way to the hand towel. “When you see the check.”

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