coming of age story

  • Reuniting with Kate: My Summer Beach Crush

    I had been counting down the days until my summer vacation, and finally, I was back at the beach, where memories of last year’s adventure still lingered in my mind. As I walked towards the shore, I noticed a family setting up their umbrella and chairs just off the entrance to the beach. They looked…

  • My Stepsister Dante, an Older Man’s Obsession

    Brenda’s house was a place where time seemed to stand still, a relic of a bygone era. My mom, her old high school friend, would often leave me in her care when she was working nights. Brenda was a free spirit, always drunk or strung out on something, and her children, Shay and Dante, were…