The Best of The Worst
This blog features writing from my younger years … from mortifying diary entries and bad poetry to high school newspaper articles and short stories. As a tortured teen, I would have been crushed had my poignant poems and powerful prose not been taken seriously. But the funniest things are often those that are unexpected, and re-reading my efforts as an adult, I find that I was often at my best and most entertaining when I was trying to be anything but that.-
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Author Archives: Baroness Buttercup
BOATS – Part 4
I felt really weird knowing I was going to be with Lisa’s boy friend, I told her. “It’s no biggie,” she said. “You know I wanted to see what Ron’s like anyway.” “I know. But it would be different if … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Autobiographical, Based On A True Story, BOATS, Drugs, Lesbian, Terribly Earnest
Tagged Alchohol, BOATS, Cocaine, Sex, The Game
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Diary – December 29, 1978
I don’t know what the heck I’m supposed to write in a diary. I just say what I did all day in my other ones. I want to write more how I feel though. If I wrote what I did, … Continue reading
BOATS – Part 3
“My daddy’s a fireman! What’s yours?” “I don’t have a daddy.” “What does your mommy do?” “She’s the beer-bong champion of the world!” Good luck, kid …
Posted in Alcohol, Based On A True Story, BOATS, Drugs, Terribly Earnest
Tagged Beer, Drugs, Party, Rock and Roll, Sex
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BOATS – Part 2
And so it went. I began spending more and more time with Paula and her friends. If Steve had an abundance of coke, we got it free. If he was running low, we paid. And all throughout we drank.
Posted in Based On A True Story, BOATS, Lesbian, Semi-Fiction, Terribly Earnest
Tagged Baby, Beer Bongs, Blow Jobs, Cocaine, Party, Sex
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BOATS – Part 1
I find this next story interesting for a few reasons. At 160 pages it’s probably the longest single story I ever churned out; it seems I wrote it when I was in high school which will either make it less … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiographical, Based On A True Story, BOATS, Humor, Lesbian, Semi-Fiction
Tagged Cocaine, Danger, Drinking, Drugs, Party, Teenagers, The 80s
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Diary – April 26, 1981
Well, me and M are still going out, and we’re definitely not shy anymore. But first things first, I got my car, cleaned it up and put carpet in the back. But my mom still won’t hardly let me drive … Continue reading
Posted in Diary Dramatica, Friends, Humor, Terribly Earnest
Tagged Dance, Diary, Game, Kissing, Renaissance Faire
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Diary – February 18, 1980
Last night I went on my first real date! Me & JK went with VR and LM. We drove to Lakewood and saw Chapter II. It was neat. I kissed him 3 times. 2Wice in the car and once on … Continue reading
Posted in Diary Dramatica, Humor, Lesbian, Sex
Tagged Dating, First Date, Friends, Kissing, Sex
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