friendship
C.S Lewis got it right: friendship is born when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one!"
A Dagger in My Back and an Elbow in My Side
In winter of 2013, I was in the first semester of my sophomore year of high school. I was a theater major at a boarding arts high school in Massachusetts. I lived in a dorm called New Cottage with 11 other guys, we were inseparably close by this point in the year, new and returning students. We were known around campus, quite creatively, as the "New Cottage Boys."
By Patrick Kyle8 years ago in Humans
2016
2016 was a year of emotions. It was not the best. There was loss beyond comprehension and sadness that still lingers. November is the month people take the time to say what they are grateful for; this is great. It gives inspiration and happiness to many but in 2016, that didn't seem to be the case. So many times I saw these memes talking about how horrible the year was, and no matter how accurate this may be, I did not share them because even though it was not the best year for me, I have a few things that I don't want to forget about from that year. I saw happiness in friendly gatherings to celebrate life and death, and I witnessed friends begin mother and fatherhood.
By Emma Crane8 years ago in Humans
Why You Should Never Give Up on Your Closest Friends
Well I'm not too sure on how to start as this is my first story on Vocal, but anyways, I will start off by saying that I have known one of these two friends for nearly eight years and we have been through thick and thin together and we consider each other family. But anyways let's rewind to the start of November last year...
By Grace Swanton8 years ago in Humans
Sean Is Gay
"Parker, I'm gay." That was my birthday present from my best friend, Sean, three years ago. I myself am a gay man. That's important to the story. I came out to Sean four years before that in a crowded bar somewhere in Williamsburg—before I had moved to the city, before I had any gay friends, even before I had been on a real date with a man.
By Parker Pugh8 years ago in Humans
How I Lost My Best Friend
In this story, we'll call my best friend Catherine just to keep this all kind of subtle. So for two years, I was seeing this guy on and off. His sister was my best friend through all of it. She always advised me to stay away from her brother because he kept breaking my heart. I, of course, never listened, but we were still best friends, anyway. At the beginning of our friendship, we weren't too close because one of my other friends—we'll call her Heather—was telling her things behind my back. Those things were not true, but she used them as a way to keep us from ever being close. We obviously didn't hate each other, but we never really hung out or knew much about each other until one day, Heather basically molested her. They were sitting on the couch and I was on the floor playing video games with my boyfriend's little sister. In the middle of the match, Catherine stands up and says, "Sam, can you come with me really quick?" I look up confused because we never went anywhere together alone or talked one on one, but I stood up anyways and replied, "Sure?"
By Samantha Shupp8 years ago in Humans
Friends of a Certain Age
Friends can be found at any age, at any time, if only your heart is open. Throughout the years, I have struggled maintaining jobs, maintaining my marriage, maintain myself. But one thing that has never faded is my love of storytelling. My imagination has never failed me, and in pursuit of this happiness I found my way into a local writing group.
By Ashmo Sant8 years ago in Humans
