Name?” the desk clerk said to me politely, her pencil poised.”Name,” I said vaguely. I remembered, and told her.”Age?” she asked. “Sex? Occupation?””Writer,” I said.”Housewife,” she said.”Writer,” I said.”I’ll just put down housewife,” she said

Name?” the desk clerk said to me politely, her pencil poised.”Name,” I said vaguely. I remembered, and told her.”Age?” she asked. “Sex? Occupation?””Writer,” I said.”Housewife,” she said.”Writer,” I said.”I’ll just put down housewife,” she said (Shirley Jackson)