In grad school I took the course on Stuttering and was fascinated and I was intrigued. Then the assignment to stutter in public with a partner hooked me. I have always been empathetic and sensitive and the cute guy at Staples I stuttered with at 23 years old wouldn't even look at me. He answered my friend and seemed to want to get away from me, the exact kind of guy who I was used to hitting on me and trying to get my number. I cried. I still remember the sliding glass doors opening up into a su