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Teachers Pet
by Heather Alexander

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Comment by harry on 02/13/10
where is the rest of Teachers Pet it has been a long time with no up date

Comment by christina di p on 08/18/06
I agree that the special rules by which this fictional society works demand for further explicitation if you want to make your readers feel like they are welcome to your story.

I write this comment because just yesterday I have seen another documentary about conflict management in the bonobo society (in case you haven't heard of them yet, the bonobos are close relatives to the chimps, live in central africa and have sex for a LOT of different reasons). The quite open availability of sexual release (at least for teachers ...) in this story reminds me of the bonobo society. maybe there has been a virus in your fictional timeline that has left humans stuck with a bonobo attitude towards sex, or a new drug against running noses that had been developed by extracting enzymes and hormones from bonobos was having permanent effects on society ....

well the bonobos are just one possible approach, there are countless other reasons for a modern society where teachers would use their pupils for sexual services.

To sum it up, I guess you have touched a rather delicate spot in your readers' minds by introducing sexually permissive practices in an otherwise familiar society. I can only encourage you to take the time to present a coherent world in your next stories, or to make a universe out of it where you only need to describe the mechanics once, or to just spare some details.

I am writing my first story myself right now so I can really appreciate the effort you have made to write this and I thank you for contributing :)


Comment by Juliette Lima on 08/18/06
Not enough here to have any real substance. Too many questions are begged. What kind of school is this? What kind of fool is the student? What in the name of Mary Kaye LaToureau is the faculty thinking? How much has the author been drinking? What did the electrons do to be punished by being made to present this tale?

Comment by Jimmy on 08/16/06

Heather, you need to work a bit on the mechanics.  There were a few too many grammar mistakes to be accidental.  I would suggest seeking out someone to proofread your stories before posting.  Knowing how to use the tools (grammar) will help you to convey your message more clearly.

Comment by (AJ) Eric on 08/12/06
I'd started to dismiss this as just another change-the-pronouns-and-pretend-that-makes-it-TG Heather Alexander tale.  But while that seems to be the extent of the TG content here so far, it does appear that the story has potential to lead up to something more.

It seems possible that Heather is trying to show us a society where teachers have officially-sanctioned affairs (for better or worse) with opposite-sex students, as opposed to the stereotypical illicit dalliances with androgynous same-sex students that our genre usually produces.

We'll have to see, if the story continues, whether the author is really planning to examine the consequences of such a world, or just setting up a couple of undistinguished characters for a rise or fall.  I don't believe that we've been told anything yet about our protagonist that would make us root for (or against) him, or explain his ultimate aims or interests.  We know he's gratified to have a high-status position at school and the opportunity to wear provocative clothes, but that's about it.

Possibly because we know so little about him, to me he's reading considerably younger than he's apparently supposed to be, given his claim that teachers occasionally marry their pets.  My image, such as it was, was age 13-15, just old enough to be proud to wear sexy clothes.  (It doesn't help that the impression I got when he left home on Saturday is that he lives with his family, including an older sister.)

Eric




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