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In Defense of a Friend
Looking at this picture of me in 10th grade it would be easy to write me off as a skinny, meek, nerdy kid; which was true for the most part. What this photo doesn't tell you is that even as a skinny, meek, nerdy kid I was fiercely loyal to my friends. Between bullies and algebra they were the only thing that kept me sane at school. These are the people that I ate lunch with, played after school with, grew into my teenage years with, and survived a lot of troubling times with. It was through them that I learned who I was, and what I stood for, but that wasn’t an easy journey.
By Vagabond Writes3 years ago in Pride
Manifest Destiny
“Dad! Dad! Turn on the news!” Rushing to the living room and startling his parents, Josh sat down on the couch and flipped the channels till the news broadcast was on. As his parents joined him around the television, what they heard shocked them into dead silence.
By Jesse Leung3 years ago in Pride
Written Out of His Own Life
So I thought yesterday about making a list of all my friends who died from HIV/AIDS. I have no idea why, and I just couldn’t do it. It brought back all the unbearable feelings of guilt and sadness and anger. It got tangled up with the current pandemic. I had to shove all those feelings back in their box. I never thought that I would live through one pandemic, never mind two. I never thought that I would watch thousands of people die from government inaction and ineptitude in two separate pandemics.
By Jean Elizabeth Glass3 years ago in Pride
Ah, C'mon, Don't Be THAT Guy
Pride is grand and love is divine, so when it comes to love, don't be THAT guy. -Dani Banani, 2021 (literally just now) Dating is woeful for all, regardless of being straight, gay, bisexual+, etc. No doubt the frustrations of finding a suitable partner for life can escalate to extremes, but sometimes you can turn those frustrations into funnies instead. So it's not ALL bad, right?
By Dani Banani3 years ago in Pride
Good As You On Vocal And Everywhere
I was looking through the Vocal communities and noticed the most unsubscribed one was Pride , 388 stories from 297 contributors. Now it may be a relatively new community, but if we look at others , contributors are in their thousands.
By Mike Singleton 🌜 Mikeydred 🌛3 years ago in Pride
Their Own Words - An Introduction
Their Own Words – An Introduction I recently found a quote on the Facebook page of a friend and fellow author which I felt should definitely be shared. Some of you may have seen this already, but for those who haven’t I think you will agree that it is very relevant in today’s world.
By Mark 'Ponyboy' Peters3 years ago in Pride
I Am Not Confused
I am not confused. I am a Pansexual so gender, biological sex, and gender idenity does not play a role in who I love. I fall in love with the person, who they are not by what box they check on the forms that make us define who we are without allowing all the choices to be there.
By C.A. Price3 years ago in Pride
His First
When the final bell rang to end seventh period, I already had my notebook and worksheets shoved into my backpack and ready to go, ready to bolt out the door and off campus. I didn’t linger in the parking lot with my friends like usual. I just ran home, unable to think of anything but what was waiting for me there.
By Jasper A. Flintsmith3 years ago in Pride
Aran
Aran lies in bed, eyes focused on the ceiling. His phone sat on the nightstand to his right. The screen lights up, and he can see the flash of light out of the corner of his vision. He doesn’t move to check whatever messages he’s received. Sadly, he knows what most of them will say. Messages from earlier in the night flash in his might, and he attempts to push them out quickly.
By Jess Washington3 years ago in Pride
What could I possibly say . . .
As someone who has been writing fiction on and off for twenty years or so (not professionally, of course) a question was posed to me recently by someone who has helped with editing a number of my stories, asking what I would talk about if I were to be asked to give a speech or write a column.
By Mark 'Ponyboy' Peters3 years ago in Pride