8. Stretching Too Far

Anthony was cleaning out. Brandon had no idea what precipitated the move, but he wasn’t terribly crestfallen to find out that they would not be seeking YouTube material that weekend when he discovered he would be helping in this venture instead. Brandon and Anthony’s relationship, it seemed, was less and less based on the mudding…

6. Iron & Suede

When Brandon was in his final year of high school, he had spent an evening a week or so before Christmas caroling with friends in a nearby neighborhoods. This was a typical pastime—while most of his peers attended dances or football games, Brandon and a small circle with similar, narrow interests, participated in drama club…

3. A Tiny Kernel

Two weeks had passed. Brandon still felt a confusing mixture of shame and bliss burn in him when he replayed the details of the events. In the immediate aftermath he was mortified. Anthony, of course, was clueless to Brandon’s torment. He had chucked the destroyed Vans into the back of the Jeep with the tripod,…