Catalog Girl — A Short Story

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I had narrowed down my college search to the public university in town or the technical school 30 minutes away, and I decided on one factor and one factor alone: the long-haired, smiling brunette with dimples and beautiful eyes on the cover of the university catalog. After I revealed the reason for my decision to my older brother, however, I realized quickly that I couldn’t admit this truth to anyone else.