Born a Crime

shoved him away and kicked him. “Go.” The kid ran off, and we drove back to the house in silence. At home Abel and my mom got in ...

guy. I don’t remember much about him, because I was watching Abel the whole time. I never took my eyes off him. I knew that’s wh ...

his life. ...

When I was growing up, my mom spent a lot of time trying to teach me about women. She was always giving me lessons, little talks ...

determined by how much he earns. You can still be the man of the house and earn less than your woman. Being a man is not what yo ...

way you will treat your woman. Women like to be noticed. Come and acknowledge me and let me know that you see me. Don’t just see ...

“Trevor, foreplay begins during the day. It doesn’t begin in the bedroom.” I’d be like, “What? What is foreplay? What does that ...

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A YOUNG MAN’S LONG, AWKWARD, OCCASIONALLY TRAGIC, AND FREQUENTLY HUMILIATING EDUCATION IN AFFAIRS OF THE HEART, PART I: VALENTIN ...

It was my first year at H. A. Jack, the primary school I transferred to after leaving Maryvale. Valentine’s Day was approaching ...

“What is this?” I said. “What are we doing?” “Oh, you know,” she said, “it’s Valentine’s Day. You pick a special person and you ...

The other kids agreed. “Yes, Maylene. You should definitely ask Maylene. You have to ask Maylene. You guys are perfect for each ...

each kid peeling off and going their separate way when we reached their house. Maylene and I lived the farthest, so we’d always ...

insistent about me asking Maylene to be my valentine. They were like, “Trevor, you have to ask her. You’re the only two. It’s yo ...

perception. “Maylene’s totally got a thing for you.” “Does she?” “Yeah, you guys are great together!” “Are we?” “Totally.” “Well ...

be taught the whole love bureaucracy of the school. There was the thing where you don’t actually talk straight to the person. Yo ...

be good together. What do you say?” Maylene says, “I like Trevor.” They say, “Okay. Let’s move forward.” They come back to us. “ ...

like it. I already knew the answer; her friends had told me she’d say yes. It’s like being in Congress. You know you have the vo ...

arches, we kissed. It was my first time ever kissing a girl. It was just a peck, our lips touched for only a few seconds, but it ...

with her name in the card, which was really hard because there aren’t many good words that rhyme with Maylene. (Machine? Ravine? ...