Making a Difference

@maxwellfoster

Hey there! My name is Max Foster. I'm a kindergarten teacher at one of the local elementary schools here in NYC. I'm super friendly so if you'd like to talk, feel free to message me!

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Coffee Run || Max & Nella

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“Just a little! Unfortunately he hasn’t actually left a name on any of them, so I can’t get a restraining order, which I would honestly love to do.” Nella replied, pushing her hair out of her face and taking another sip of coffee, “That’s lovely, that you have that that drive to do that. It honestly is.”

“Can’t they track where it’s coming from?” He asked her curiously. Max smiled, finishing off his coffee. “Thanks. I just hope it’s working. I know I love my kids and they have a lot of fun in class. We just have to crack down now to get them ready for first grade.”

New Years resolution one has already been an epic fail, but oh well.

What was it?

Coffee Run || Max & Nella

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“It’s not everyone’s thing, most people just use the Internet!” Nella joked, before realising perhaps that was a bit of a risky joke, “yeah, I sell pretty well, i mean you always get the few nutters, o have one guy who literally posts heavy breathing recordings to my PO box. I did, yeah!” She smiled, “honestly though, tell me about teaching, I’m intregued! Why did you choose it?”

“Heavy breathing recordings? That’s slightly terrifying.” He said, shaking his head a little at the thought of it. He really didn’t think that was approprioate for anyone to do, no matter what the writings were about. Max shrugged a little and sat back in his seat. “It’s relaly not that exciting to be honest. I just wanted to make a difference in kids’ lives.”

Coffee Run || Max & Nella

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“Not a chance!” Nella laughed, “no, it was about 6 months before I even sent anything off- i still have that first bit somewhere though, I think I framed it to be quite honest.” She added, seriously.

“And then I got a letter from King’s Hill- who’ve published all my books so far and they wanted to pick it up, and I just went from there.” She said with a shrug, taking a sip of coffee, “I love my job, wierd as that may sound, given what it is.” She added with a bright smile.

Max laughed a little, taking another sip from his doffee. “To be honest, i’ve never read anything dealing with what you write about.” He told her, hoping she wouldn’t be offended by it at all. “but I guess you have quite the following, right? I saw you were the best selling author for your publisher?”

Coffee Run || Max & Nella

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“I bet it’s worth it though?” Nella asked, slipping into one of the seats opposite him, and taking a sip of coffee.

“Well a friend of mine was clearing out her great aunt’s attic and she found this giant box of really old really bad 70’s erotica novels.” Nella started, the story was one she’d told a few times before but never minded recounting, “And she then brought one into college, so we were reading it through, and having a proper giggle over it, and the whole time I was just thinking ‘God, This is terrible, even I could write better than this.’ So I went home, and grabbed my laptop, and thought I’d have a go, just for a giggle.” She explained, “And the rest is history!”

“It is worth it. I love my job.” He told her. Max took a sip of his coffee as she started to tell her story. He smiled a little as the story progressed. “Wow. I honestly would never have guessed that as to how it got started. So did you just take what you wrote the first time and send it to an editor or something or how did you go about actually getting it published?”

angelteachertheo

Yea! I’m on a whacky cocktail of cold medicines. Probably why I’m so sleepy.

That would probably be why, honestly. But they say sleep is the best form of medicine.

angelteachertheo

Yea. I’ve got a cold. I’ll be alright.

Have you tried Theraflu? They have some for severe colds and not just the flu and that usually works wonders for me.

angelteachertheo

I’ve done nothing but sleep all day, and I still can’t keep my eyes open… I go to the doctors tomorrow though!

Is everything alright?

Coffee Run || Max & Nella

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“Oh cute!” Nella beamed, “that’s 5 year olds, right? My sister is that age. Sure, I’d love to join you,” she said cheerily, “Although I can’t promise it’s an interesting tale.” She warned jokily as she picked up her coffee off the counter, murmuring a polite thanks to the woman behind the counter.

Max nodded and smiled. “Yeah. They can wear me out somtimes with all their energy but I love it.” He said, leading her back to his table. “Interesting or not, I’d still like to know.” He said, pushing his paper aside and leaned against the table.

Hi eeyore

Oh hey there! Long time no see, anon!

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“hey, was my music too loud? I can turn it down if it was?

“Oh no. I was actually wondering what you were listening to.”

Coffee Run || Max & Nella

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“Yeah, I think we’ve spoken before!” Nella replied warmly, “Yes, that’s me! I write erotic romance!” She said, turning to order her coffee as the line moved up, before turning back to Max. “You teach kids, right?”

Max nodded and gave her a smile. “Yeah. Kindergarteners.” He said, letting her order her coffee before getting his refill. “I have a table over there if you’d like to sit with me? I’m actually really interested in knowing how you got started writing those kinds of books.”

Are you excited to be back?

I am! I’ve missed my kids and I”m excited to hear what Santa brought all of them.

Ouch, that’s gotta hurt. Why was everyone pushing others?

It was just so packed that you really couldn’t move and we were right up against one of the barriers.

I have the week off from work. Not too sure what to do with myself.

That’s how I’ve felt the past two weeks. We start school on Monday again though.

Do you realize how much I stuffed my face when I got home? I was starving. I can never do that NYE thing again.

Yeah... I don’t think we packed enough food. And to be honest, I don’t think I will either. I just wanted to experience one time in my life. Next year i’ll be happy to watch it from home or a bar or wherever i’ll be at next year.

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Happy New Year man!

Happy New Year Myles!

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