There were other stories and other names. Second Base Stace, who had breasts in fourth grade and let some of the boys feel them. Vincent, who took acid and tried to flush a sofa down the toilet. Sheila, who allegedly masturbated with a hot dog and had to go to the emergency room. The list went on and on.

There are other people who have it a lot worse

I have finished To Kill a Mockingbird. It is now my favorite book of all time, but then again, I always think that until I read another book.

What's your favorite book? "The last one I read.

Sam has brown hair and very, very pretty green eyes. The kind of green that doesn't make a big deal about itself.

The thing is some girls think they can actually change guys

I've never understood the need people have to dictate morality to other people. I really don't know what it is. I don't know if it's fear or the belief that they know the only right way. Or maybe they see a lot of social ills and social decline, and they really think they have the elixir for it.