January 4th, 2012 • 24 commentspermalink

In study hall Brandon sat like a little faggot so I said “Hey faggot.”

“That’s right, faggot. Don’t look at me. I don’t like faggots looking at me. I don’t want their faggot eyes on me, faggot.”

Bell rang and he walked like a faggot and held his books like a faggot so I knocked them out of his gay little hands.

I bumped past him as he bent to pick them up. “Fag.”

Last bell. Walked home, played X-Box.

Dad kicked my feet off the coffee table.

“Keep your damn shoes off my furniture, faggot.”

 

 

About Thomas Pluck

Thomas Pluck writes unflinching fiction with heart. His story "Black-Eyed Susan" won the 1st place Bullet Award in September 2011. His stories appear in Pulp Modern, Crimespree Magazine, Beat to a Pulp, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, The Utne Reader and elsewhere. His work will appear soon in Needle: A Magazine of Noir and Crimefactory. He is working on his first novel, and he is co-editor of Lost Children: A Charity Anthology. His home on the web is www.pluckyoutoo.com

January 4th, 2012 • 24 commentspermalink