Do you ever wear leather?” the guy asks.”What?””Leather. Do you like leather?””It doesn’t exactly wipe me out.””I like to see boys in leather.”I look at him cool. “Okay,” I say, “what is it you want...

I catch sight of Janice. Her eyes are so full of excitement that I half expect her to jump up and down. This is something she’ll never forget, I tell myself. As an old lady...