![]() My buddy Alex comforted me when I found out, telling me it was because she could dunk a basketball better than she could hose down a triple patty. You were low-key dating a sorority girl when we first met at the Fatburger checkout line, but didn’t tell me for like, a fucking year. I felt our give and take, and how I was always more give, you more take. I heard the uproarious laughter of us chilling at high school musicals even though we were way too old, because we were drawn to sudden stardom, especially in dorky theater kids. In those moments when my self was unraveling, I saw the top of a mountain where we gazed upon the El Paso star one balmy summer night. I loved it.” Fall in love yourself below. “HOMEBOY” utilizes a voice I’d follow a lot longer than just these pages, and showed supreme control over the direct address form, that, when done this well, creates the perfect stage for exploring years and years with expert compression. ![]() High energy, pitch-perfect dialogue, and quick intelligent humor weave through this aching, pining, and surprising story about unrequited love. ![]() ![]() We are ecstatic to share at long last the winner of the 2022 Summer Short Story Award for New Writers: “Homeboy” by Nancy Garcia! Guest judge Chelsea Bieker writes, “From the first line, I was enraptured by the voice of Cielo. ![]()
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