DogPoet is Michael McAllister. I can’t remember how I found his site, but if his most recent entry is any indication of what he will write in the future, you can consider me an avid reader. Its account of a moment in his childhood makes us all wish we could pinpoint which times in our own growing-up were life defining.
She places a hand on each of Craig’s shoulders, then leans towards him, and just like that they kiss. I watch them. No, I watch Craig. There is no tenderness, in fact they plunge their tongues in each other’s mouths, and the intensity shocks me. I feel as though everyone has suddenly grown up, and I’ve been left behind. Their eyes are closed tight. It lasts three seconds. They pull apart and without taking a breath she says, “He sucks too much.”