An incredible true story - in 1964 my father, British Javelin champion John McSorley, built a man-size box and shipped it from Heathrow airport. The airfreight was human; his friend Reg Spiers, a penniless young Australian athlete desperate to get home and win back his girl. He was in for the ride of his life; a night...
"Was it hard?" I ask. ''Letting go? Not as hard as holding on to something that wasn't real."
Being in your sister's shadow blows. Once you're in someone's shadow, people expect more from you. Well, with me what you see is what you get. It's me, Chloe. Just, Chloe. My life sucks, actually. I have a sister and she's absolutely perfect. She's pretty, she's popular and she's actually really smart. Surprise, su...
"My Mama hates me. She's jealous of me. She hates me. She hates me." Read at your own caution. This is a dark story.
I was the 6th-grade "slut." And I kept a diary. So I decided to create The UnSlut Project in the hopes that my own diary entries could provide some perspective to girls who currently feel trapped and ashamed. I am publishing these entries one at a time, without changing a single word except for the names of the peopl...
"If you could kill yourself right now, would you?" I asked. He shook his head. "No," he said, "because suicide means that you've given up on yourself. And I'm not gonna do that." Isobel cut herself once, just see if it would take the pain away. When her best friend dies, her whole world comes crashing down. While...