Taming the beast
Eight seconds. That’s how long Bronc Platt needs to stay on K-00 Buckshot, the nearly 2,000-pound bull he’s straddling … Read moreTaming the beast
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The sex talk
I sit at a McAlister’s Deli crying my eyes out. Tears make my PB&J soggy. My mom has just explained to me that when I start becoming a woman I will bleed and cramp each month … Read moreThe sex talk
Words in motion
Enter a person, 29 (though they stopped counting after 25), in navy bottoms and a beige polo shirt. In their role as a bus driver, they have many scene partners but few lines, confined to pleasantries with the passengers rounding the stops … Read moreWords in motion
A night of nostalgia
The line around the club stretches half a block. There’s enough glitter and eyeshadow on each face to fill a lake — enough to make the night sky jealous … Read moreA night of nostalgia
The Bug
I step lightly up and down the board, speeding up, slowing down, turning, all the while distributing my weight, doing my best to understand the wave’s language.
The three of us are dancing, and I never want it to end.
The surf community calls this never-ending desire “the bug.” And once you get it, there’s no going back … Read moreThe Bug