The Long Reach of Teenage Treachery
#1: Locker Room Low Jinx | By M.I. CLUBB
#2: Nipple to Nipple | By LAURA BRADY
Tags: adolescence, betrayal
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#7: Empty Tattoo“[My teacher] was smart enough to hate his job, but not smart enough to cut us some slack.” The End of Childhood“Three days before Andrew hanged himself, he played the part of Mercutio in a scene from Romeo and Juliet.” The Dead Mother’s Son“I made a list when I was in college: Hitler, Stalin, bin Laden, etc. Of the countless horrible things these people did, none of them sank to my level. To my unimaginable-bastard-of-the-world, hater-of-the-fellow-human, lack-of-any-compassion sort of level.” | His cause had no logic; when he was younger, Patrick was simply mean. Addicted to Pleasure“I do solemnly swear that I had an addiction. This I must confess. Eighth grade. Ninth grade. Tenth grade. Eleventh grade. I was addicted to masturbating. I’m a girl. I just knew that I must have been a complete freak of nature.” | But in spite of her feelings of shame, Darian continued into her 20s, and has even gotten away with it at work. The Art of Thievery“I loved to read, but buying books was a bit steep on a school kid’s allowance. If I wanted to get the newest comic books and the crispest paperbacks before the public library got its copies, my only choice was to ‘liberate’ them from the capitalist grasp of the bookseller.” | And he went on to develop quite the technique. Loss and the Things that Make a Man“I begged dad to stop leashing Sheena and, after I offered to wash his car once a week, he agreed. After a while, she stopped running away.” | But Ryan was about to experience one of the saddest moments of his youth. My Mom Made Me Gay“After raising three rambunctious boys, my mother decided it was time to have a child who would appreciate the little things she crocheted.” | Having known her son was gay by the time he was 4, Brett’s mother raised him accordingly. Supporting PeterPeter is a 9-year-old baseball player just beginning a new Little League season. He is desperate to get behind the plate. His coach leaves a message on their answering machine telling his mom that if Peter wants to catch, he will need to wear a cup. This new league has new rules. Journey to SomewhereThe older people just stood there, trying hard to smile. “Write to us,” Dad said from behind the barrier. “And don’t forget to thank the people who are going to look after you,” Mum added. Ten skinny, war-worn kids with big name tags and little suitcases filled each compartment.  |
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