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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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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Diary – January 16, 1980
You know what? I don’t even hardly hang around with no one that I used to anymore. It’s weird. I really kinda don’t even feel like I ever even did. They are all real concerned with themselves, y’know?
Posted in Diary, Diary Dramatica, Humor, Lesbian, Relationships, Terribly Earnest
Tagged Cringeworthy, Diary, Friends, Good mood, Happy
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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 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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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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