"Frustrated after a confusing encounter with her friend's dad, Jackie retreats to Trevor's room where the two catch up on life, school and romance."
As soon as she got upstairs, Jackie flopped onto the bed and buried her face in Trevor's pillow. She didn't cry or mope, she was more confused than anything else. Everything had been going so well. Her heart was beating,...
"A young transgender teen reunites with her former best friend and his dad, but a lot has changed since they last saw each other."
The door swung open, and Jackie scurried inside. She was too afraid to make eye contact with Mr. Moore and offered him nothing more than a cursory glance as she hurried past him. He fared no better. Mr. Moore stared...
"A young, single mom drives her son home after his High School water polo practice, but instead of a normal, relaxing Friday afternoon together, she learns of her son's dark secrets."
She held her hand over the vent, and even though she could feel the frigid air blasting her, Melinda still felt like she was burning up. It was a hot day, that was true, but the inside of her truck...
"Giving homework a new meaning"
Just ten days after our camping trip, I picked up Bo for our first day back to school.He immediately began complaining about how much he was going to miss seeing me so much – and so much of me –...
"Working wood never seemed so natural as in the woods"
A couple weeks after our beach trip, Bo started bitching and moaning about going out of town again. He loved the feeling of being anonymous. He could be more himself, more effeminate, more the way he is when we’re alone...
"Just two boys playing “House”"
When my best friend’s parents invited me to go to the beach with them for the long Independence Day weekend that year, Bo decided he wanted us to spend some time alone first. So, he told them I had to...
"Hair today, gone tomorrow"
Monday was a gloomy, rainy day. But Bo greeted me at his front door like the happiest guy in the world.“Oh! My God!” he practically screamed. “Friday was amazing!”He wrapped his arms around me and hugged tightly, pinning my arms...
"Trip takes longer than expected, but is far more enjoyable."
I walked ahead and Steve quickly stepped up to catch up to me. We walked briskly around the area staying on the sidewalks as we went. We talked and were close enough to bump into each other occasionally. Despite the...
"New girlfriend welcomes old buddy"
Saturday -We had no alarms set because we didn't have to get up for anything. I woke up first, lying on my back. My left arm extended under Stacey. She was draped across me in the same position Steve was...
"New girlfriend welcomes old buddy"
August -As the summer rolled into August, Stacey and I were still going strong. Schools and colleges had begun their fall terms. My friend Steve had begun his freshman year at a university in Central Oklahoma only two hours away....