Fundraisers

"Teens use unconventional ways for fundraising"

"Here's the problem my friends," the mayor was saying. "Here in Texas, we're living in a cesspool of human tragedy. We have an influx of immigrants, squatters and the homeless. As you all know, they need clothes, food, and shelter....

I Is For Independence Day

"“I still see you as that unattainable goddess who hangs out with my friend's big sister.”"

“Fifty/fifty? Sixty/forty?”“Ninety/ten.”“Does that mean you're attracted to one out of every ten guys you see?” I asked Jacob as I waited patiently on my couch.“Ninety percent of the time, I'm attracted to women,” he yelled from inside my bedroom. “The...

Kelly swallowed hard and knocked on Louisa’s door. It soon opened to show Louisa’s green eyes and smiling mouth, which even without lipstick looked suited to an advertisement. “Hi, Kelly!” she said happily, and as she opened the door Kelly...

Designated Pool Boy

"A Chance Encounter by the Pool"

I liked my sister, Connie, even if I didn’t really know her. I was the “surprise” of the family, born twelve years after her. When I was starting elementary, she was off to college; as I was entering my teen...

Hardy

"My dad’s stepbrother takes me under his pungent wing…"

My dad had a stepbrother named Hardy. Hardy was actually his surname and his first name was Harold, but he hated his first name and always insisted on being referred to as Hardy.My dad, Arnie, and Hardy became stepbrothers when...

The Dorm Room

"They were only friends in class... and then suddenly, they were more."

Wednesday, October 11, 1995 Mitch had always been curious.  His fantasies had frequently included more than one scenario involving him and another guy, but he wasn’t entirely sure how everything fit together.  He was well aware that guys did things together,...