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“Do you want to race?” His eyes were intent and focused. This whimsical challenge meant more than just the momentary claim to fame in front of the onlooking score of highschool cuties. He meant [...]

I tossed my cell phone on the bed and watched it bounce to the floor of my bedroom. It hadn’t rung or beeped or buzzed in hours, and I was frustrated with watching it. I was 20 and the guy I had [...]

As the pit bull population rises, more human fatalities ensue. During the last eight-year period (1991-98) that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studied fatal attacks by breed, pit [...]

It was game seven for the Bruins against the Canadiens. And we hate the Canadiens.  It also happens to be the longest running rivalry in professional sports history. So you can imagine the [...]

I quit my job today. I’m a freelance writer, so the correct thing to say is I quit one of my jobs, but it was my biggest contract, and today, I let it go. I didn’t want to at first because the [...]

“Why don’t you just go and have some sex?” I’m staring slack-jawed at my mother and the words that have just left her mouth. My mom is a reserved woman. She’s petite, gentle, and very religious. [...]