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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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 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 – 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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Awful Poetry – 05
Among the odd phases I went through in my diaries and journals, like shortening all ing words to in‘, I’ve noticed that my handwriting changes with some regularity. Not just the differences and refinements that occur as a person progresses … Continue reading
Posted in Awful Poetry, Humor, Lesbian, Terribly Earnest
Tagged Crush, Handwriting, Lesbian, Love, Poetry
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Diary – February 3, 1979
We were seeing a film strip in history on Friday. It was totally boring, so I was throwing spit wads at SW. Mr K made me go outside and almost gave me a referal, but he said he unless I … Continue reading
Posted in Diary, Diary Dramatica, Humor, Lesbian, Terribly Earnest
Tagged Accident, Car, Crash, Danger, Shake It, Showing Off
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Diary – December 27, 1978
I went shopping today. I bought a pair of shoes and an album. My mom wanted me to get a pair of shoes called bucks. So she paid for them. They’re okay looking. They’re like a plain, tan, suede oxford. … Continue reading
Posted in Diary Dramatica, Humor, Lesbian, Terribly Earnest
Tagged Cringeworthy, Diary, Friends, Illustrations, Love
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