In an effort to not be such a sad sack ( Read more... )

I’m an identical twin, of course I have. Jimmy and I used to take advantage of it when we were kids. You know, all the predictable cliché scenarios where you pretend to be your sibling to pull one over on someone else? We’d do that. I used to take his math tests for him and he’d sit through study hall twice. I think that’s probably normal, kids do ( Read more... )

1. The Recorded Message.

“Shalom, this is Joshua and I’m not home, leave me a message after the tone.”

Beep.

Silence.

A deep breath.“Hi, Josh…” Peter swallowed hard, stared at the blank pages of his day planner open before him on the desk. This is harder than he thought. Worse than Josh not answering the phone. He floundered. “This, this is ( Read more... )

( Tell me that you'll open your eyes... )

“Hey fags! You two are fags right? One white fag and one yellow fag.”

“Shut the hell up.”

“Peter don’t…”

“Peter…don’t.”

“We’re brothers. Just leave us alone.”

“Brothers?” Laughter. “Look more like sisters to me.”

“Wait, we want a date with Petey and Chinky…”Fighting with Adam as they walked to his Jeep, that was annoyance. Aggravation at ( Read more... )

What do I look for in a friend? I dunno, what does anyone look for in a friend? Someone that I have things in common with, mostly. I don't want to constantly argue or butt heads over basic ideologies or feel like I always need to persuade them to think differently. Same for me, I don't want to be made to feel like I need to change everything about ( Read more... )

What is the most meaningful gift you've ever received?

I can tell you what it isn't. It isn't the corkscrew I got from Grandma for Christmas last year. I don't get it. Grace gets a cashmere sweater, Loraine gets a really nice silver brooch. I get a...corkscrew. Alright, so maybe Grace is her favorite--she is the only girl, but a CORKSCREW ( Read more... )