Stories tagged with "jo"
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Distress Call

Jo had an eye for news, an ear for language, and a nose for trouble.
Specifically, she had a nose for finding it.
She was d…
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Amazing Big Sister

“A baby, Max. That’s what their big surprise was. My mother is pregnant!”
There was a long pause on the other side of the…
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WHAT?

“Honey,” my dad began, and I closed my eyes for a moment before waiting for him to break the news.
What was I going to do? M…
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Moving

I went home and worked on homework until around noon, finishing an essay for English class.
Then I went to the sandwich plac…
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Lunch

I talked with Max on the phone as I got ready for bed, saying good night when I was just about dozing off.
I was right in m…
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White Square on the Black Counter

Soon after we’d finished our pizza, I was at home again, pulling off my jacket, walking over to the stairs.
A lot had happe…
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Interuptions, Confessions, and Lips

“You can take me home now,” I said coldly, still not looking at him.
Suddenly he stopped short. “What did I-?” He seemed to …
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Jake Laughs

My eyes fluttered closed and, as weak and helpless and, yes, infuriating it sounds, I forgot what I was saying and simply l…
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Kiss

Now he had really crossed the line. I was angry. I was angry, and Jake knew it.
“Like you? You just made fun of my best fr…
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Popular Max

“Forever. Since we were little kids, I mean.”
He nodded, thoughfully.
“So I guess you understand each other pretty well,” ...
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