A shy, conservative librarian becomes the object of his fantasy; but quickly these research afternoons unfold into adventures pressed between the sheets.

A graduate student, I spend a lot of time at the library. My professors are fond of assigning lengthy research papers, most of them on fairly lofty and arcane subjects, but I recently did one that brought me undreamed-of dividends. It was not in the world of scholarship, however, that I unearthed the treasure trove. My research brought me in contact with Myra, a woman only my happiest fantasies had ever suggested might exist.

For several weeks before we actually “met” I had been acutely aware of her: a quiet and efficient assistant librarian gliding among the bookshelves in soft-soled shoes and conservative clothing. In an understated way, she was... Read More