Before the energy drink slash cocktail and butt-chugging, there was “The Watermelon Crawl” and “Mr. Boston’s.”
Teenage Kicks
Bodies in Motion: My First Date
The “Walking Toward Manhood” Rite of Passage
A glimpse at the ancient tradition of the ‘walkabout’ as practiced today, in which some young men sing to survive and others ‘walk to listen.’
When Teen Boys Lose Hope
Hopeless and angry young males can do desperate things. How mentors can stand by in their times of crisis.
Secrets and Smokes at Two Minutes to Midnight
Kenny Bodanis is a father of two small children: nowadays, he craves sleep. But 25 years ago, up late with his friends, it was a different story.
Joshua and the VCR
Townes Coates reminds us of the days before the internet provided more straightforward ways for gay boys to connect.
Seven and Seven
Even his mother knew he was hiding who he was behind that hair, but Paul Schneider was running, too.
Death Wish
Risky behavior in adolescent males ranges from self improvement to suicidal, but the reward is the same.
Advice for Mothers of Teenage Boys
How one mother keeps her teenage son close enough to guide him.
A Boy’s First Look at Puberty
“Your son’s been distracted by girls,” Miss Pelley informed Robert Steven Williams’ mother. “He’s a bit early on the curve. Have you had the birds and the bees discussion?”
Big Man on Campus
A fragile boy with learning disabilities transitions from home school to college.
Fuzzy Bunny’s Guide To You-Know-What
Steve Coruzzi’s sex education was woefully incomplete.
How Social Messages Can Make a Man a Bad Lover
What you believe may keep you from greater intimacy and satisfaction.
The Importance of Pecking Orders to Boys
Should parents and teachers intervene in the jockeying for status endemic among adolescent boys?
Coup d’État
A missionary growing his first chin hairs comes face to face with revolutionary soldiers in the Dominican Republic.
Little Wanker
Andy Bodle was a precocious youth with an excess of curiosity and desire.