Teacher/Student Stories

History has a way of repeating itself. That rings true in this story about Marty and the majorette. Does it matter when a boy,18 year-old who reaps the rage of one who doesn't return his affections & she gets him paddled again at Carousel? Unfortunately for Marty the pretty majorette is believed that he once again looked up her skirt and saw her panties. A capricious decision based on a crush and covering up her clumsy spilling of her plate on the floor off her skirt. Codes incl. future

The perpetrator, Stanley Wang, worked in the arts industry, primarily as a drag queen. Women dressed as various men would lip-sync and dance to entertain the audience. The incident occurred in Geylang in 1980. The women dressed as men were between 13 and 18 years old. Wang trained them using harsh methods, including physical abuse and physical punishment. If a performance failed, the women would suffer sexual abuse at his hands.

In the bruised-purple bedroom, Harold (72) and Elena (54) kneel, rope-burned and paddle-marked. Braids, collar, sippy cup, duck blanket, Goodnight Moon surround them. “I’m only lovable when little,” she sobs. “When Daddy,” he chokes. Pull-ups, journal confessions: I’ll die mid-story. They make love—tears, Daddy, Harold braided. Aftercare: salve, shared sips, blanket-cape. Miso purrs. Tomorrow: burnt toast, crayons, rituals. They stay—leaky, creaky, little, big—choosing each other daily.