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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Category Archives: BOATS
BOATS (Based On A True Story) – Part 10
“You mean it? I can really go?” “Your father and I talked about it and I’m not going to pretend we were too keen on the idea to start with, but I think we’ve both realized that you’ve grown up … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiographical, BOATS, Humor, Lesbian, Terribly Earnest
Tagged Camping, Desert, High School, Parents, Prom, rock climbing, yearbook
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BOATS – Part 9
When I got home, my mom was sitting at the kitchen table smoking a cigarette. I walked, grabbed a cigarette for myself and sat down. “I was beginning to worry about you.” “I’m sorry I’m so late, but we were … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiographical, Based On A True Story, BOATS, Humor, Lesbian, Relationships, Terribly Earnest
Tagged Age difference, Desert, High School, Plans, Prom, Sex, Virginity
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BOATS – Part 8
He picked me up and walked into his bedroom. He had a blue light bulb screwed into the light fixture, and his whole room was bathed in a soft, blue light. He laid me down on his bed – a … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiographical, Based On A True Story, BOATS, Dating, Humor, Lesbian, Terribly Earnest
Tagged Age, Date, Dinner, Kiss
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BOATS – Part 7
I got home and found my mother in the kitchen. “Guess what happened.” “What?” “I said guess.” “Give me a hint.” “Nope, you’ve got 30 seconds to guess.” I lit a cigarette while I waited. “I suppose I can rule … Continue reading
BOATS – Part 6
Paula and I cruised along the freeway on the way to the beach, it wasn’t a very nice day, kind of cloudy and breezy, but we’d bought kites and wanted to fly them. We were starting to wonder about the … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiographical, Based On A True Story, BOATS, Humor, Lesbian, Relationships
Tagged Beach, Boating, Freeway, Guys, Risk, Stranger
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BOATS – Part 5
Soon after the night we played our little game, Steve and Paula stopped seeing each other. “Did you break up with him or did he break up with you?” I asked here the next day during lunch. “Neither of us … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiographical, Based On A True Story, BOATS, Friends, Relationships
Tagged Gossip, High School, Lies, Reputation, Sex, Slut
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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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