Everything you need to understand or teach The Toxic Donut by Terry Bisson.
"The Toxic Donut," by Terry Bisson, was first published in the June 1993 issue of Science Fiction Age magazine. It was included later that year in the short story collection Bears Discover Fire and Other Stories. The story, which takes place in the future, consists of one long monologue, in which a television production assistant walks a guest through the rehearsal for an awards show later that night. However, unlike the recipients at other...