The game was close for two and a half quarters, but midway through the third, the Carroll High jv pulled away from Victoria Stroman to win, 49-28. The young man had played tight end on offense and free safety on defense, and now they are at a Golden Corral in Victoria, Texas, feasting before theContinue reading “Dude, You’re in Zimbabwe”
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That’s an Auspicious Beginning
They are playing the middle school city championship at Buc Stadium, which can hold fifteen thousand fans and is home to most of the city’s weekly high school football games on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. They are used to playing on dirt fields surrounded by a fence that parents stand behind. Most of theContinue reading “That’s an Auspicious Beginning”
I Will End You
The first team defense is pulled out, and he heads back to the group of players watching the second team. There’s Kevin John, wearing the jv white jersey. “Kevin, you were dicking my brother around in the bathroom yesterday. “Huh? Oh, Stephen said something funny and we were laughing. “No. You had a group ofContinue reading “I Will End You”
Don’t Cut Yourself
The sun is high and hot. The young man is hanging around with the running backs and receivers. Brian is new to the team—tall, bulging biceps, and a tattoo, all as an eighth grader. “Dude, what’s up with your wrists?” says Javier. “Oh, I got a super sharp knife and I cut myself.” “On purpose?”Continue reading “Don’t Cut Yourself”
His Smile Lit Up a Room and Other Things to Say at My Funeral 