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Teenage Dating in a ‘Twilight’-'Hunger Games’ World
May 15, 2012 By 12 Comments
The effects of romantic role models in young adult fiction color whole generations’ ideas of who they want to be and to love.
Shank Generation
May 12, 2012 By 1 Comment
Bereft of language, youths will express themselves with a knife, a fist, or a gun.
The Cool Dad
May 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
“Yeah dudes, me and the boy were tight. I didn’t worry about what was going on with him. It seemed to me he was just a cool kid, having a good time.”
Surrender
April 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Tom Matlack’s fictionalized tale of an ethical crossroads at a tech startup.
Man’s Search for Love
December 21, 2011 By 2 Comments
What do Marilyn Monroe, love, a mid-40s male high school teacher, a smart, beautiful, but less-than-perfect woman, and, well, you, have in common?
Cherry Tomatoes
December 14, 2011 By 1 Comment
He looked at me, and I sensed trouble. Like he was checking my distance, like he might try and run off with you.
A Badbadbad Love Story
November 5, 2011 By 3 Comments
A lot can happen in four dates between two highly-sexed and scarred new lovers. Fiction by Jesus Angel Garcia.
A Good Man From the Past: Betrayer or Betrayed?
October 24, 2011 By 4 Comments
In 1953, Corporal Edward Dickenson returned from a North Korean POW camp a hero. Only months later, he was serving a 10-year sentence for collaborating with the enemy.
All TV Is Reality TV
October 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
Tom Miller wonders why news has sought to be more entertaining, while entertainment has tried to become more real.
Fathers, Sons, Dominoes, and Storytelling
October 18, 2011 By 4 Comments
Andrew Cotto, author of the new novel “The Domino Effect,” thinks about the most effective ways of telling a story.
Big Bad Love
August 27, 2011 By 2 Comments
“Then we lie in her twin bed, facing each other. We alternate closing our eyes, looking at each other in turns. Next month, she’ll go to court and testify against her father.” By Mary Miller
Vocalyze
“I spent years in confusion that led me to ask awkward even wholly inappropriate questions at the wrong moments…”
This is a comment by James on the post “What Happens When We Don’t Teach Our Boys About Sex”.