molly’s column, brother danny

Molly (who you may remember) has written her first column of the school year, about her summer internship at my old newspaper and her yearnings to return to alma mater this fall.
While her editors still haven’t updated her column mug, which records a hairstyle from many moons ago, the piece does feature a few bits on her brother Danny, one of my favorite recurring characters in literature. He could become her Slats Grobnik.
“The Real World will eat you alive,” warned my 18-year-old brother, who spent this summer working three hours per week at the local video rental place and laboring on his autobiographical novel.
“My book is about destruction of the illusion of man’s natural rights,” he explained. “The main character realizes he can take whatever he wants — steal other guys’ women, whatever — as long as he has the power. That’s how the world works, Molly.”
If anyone knows a publisher who might be interested in Danny’s novel, please let him know. He has three months to get autographed hardback editions in the mail to college admissions officers.