Anthony sped down the road, humming to the radio and treating the wheel like a drum kit. Brandon marveled at his business-as-usual demeanor. A pair a sweatpants and fresh socks from his camera bag and he was good to go. If Brandon hadn’t been so exhausted from his recent exertions, he would be admiring the…
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15. Sown Seed
Snow is a funny thing. It blankets cities and highways, looking beautiful and wreaking havoc. It cancels classes, delays planes, and causes car accidents. It aches backs with the recently shoveling. But after just a bit of warm weather, it recedes as though it was never there, leaving just the memories of its convenience, the…
9. Upcycling
Brandon let the garbage bag of shoes sit in the back of his SUV for three days. He wasn’t sure why he hadn’t pulled it out or looked inside. Perhaps he was still feeling strange about his last encounter with Anthony, about sliding his fingers into his shoe while he was still wearing the damned…
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,…
Shoe Horny 