​from the book - Being Chalant

I've never figured out how it happened, but in fourth grade our gym teacher Mr. McIntyre took two weeks out of our regular sporting curriculum to teach the boys to waltz. We had just finished our regular month of flag football and had a two week gap before kickball.

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​from the book - Being Chalant

You could call Martin a criminal, You could say that. But he was a bit more than that. Yes he did enter the homes of strangers uninvited. Yes he did drive his late model car through neighborhoods looking for specific homes that would suit his specific needs.

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​from the book - Being Chalant

After she broke my heart for the second time, we walked outside. I have no recollection of the walk up the stairs from the basement bar, I expected the sun, but the skies were in a turmoil much like our emotions.

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​from the book - Being Chalant

A Question:

It’s been said before, by people a whole cuss smarter than me, that love is beyond our understanding. We are all victims of it, or benefactor depending on your viewpoint. But inside, we all seem to be able to agree, we know less than we believe.

​from the book - Being Chalant

Marvin Dellcomp wasn't the toughest kid. In fact, he wasn’t tough at all. In fourth grade the other kids called him wussy. By fifth grade they called him pussy. Now in sixth grade he’d been promoted to puss cakes. At this rate, his status and social position was doomed by the time he reached high school.

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