suburban life

  • My Stepsister’s Watched Life: The Unlikely Spy

    The suburban sprawl of Atlanta, Georgia, was where my life was unfolding. Our two-story house was a hub of activity, with my sister Rachel and I enjoying a relatively normal, albeit slightly strained, relationship. I was 14, and Rachel was 16, making us only one grade apart in school. Our parents had decided to host…

  • My Neighbor: Kelli’s Unforgettable Girl Next Door Experience

    Kelli wasn’t the prettiest girl I knew, but she was certainly one of them. And to my way of thinking, she was the ultimate Girl Next Door – and I’m sure you would have agreed, if you happened to be, like me, an athletic, fun-loving fourteen-year-old boy. She was a year younger than me; we…