First Stories

Maxie's grandmother tells him that love and hate are two horns on the same goat. That snowy day in January, a boy shows up who could just be that goat. Jesse is new to town and not happy about it. Maxie reminds him of memories he would rather leave behind and as the boy's grow apart and closer together they both realize that they need to change.

In the 1950s when girls had wide skirts... and wide skirts are useful for hiding things at parties. And 1950s armchairs are wide and deep. You can do a lot in a chair like that and not get caught.

I secretly had the biggest crush on my cousin Hap, but didn't want anyone in the world to know about it. He made me quiver with such naughty forbidden thoughts. He was my cousin... but I secretly had thoughts of kissing him... and not in the family way...

Ravi goes on an vacation to his paternal village, his discoveries and adventures.