Robert Sharpe

“There was no roadmap for this shit. I had no idea how to follow the rules of a first date because they never made rules for boys like me. Boys like me just had to wing it.”
― James Acker, The Long Run

“Since the day I met you, when I would wake up feeling scared, anxious, or alone, you’ve been my warmth and clarity. I’m lucky you found me.” “I’m lucky you finally allowed yourself to be seen.”
― Jonny Garza Villa, Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun

“A book, cover open, the first page is magic, light filtering through a forest of leaves, each gray stroke subtle perfection blended beautifully, something moves, stirring in my depths, water flows from the second page, pouring out around me until I’m swimming, tossed back and forth from rock to rock, along the monotone rivers bumpy edges, page three is stark white, its emptiness echoes inside me, reverberations making their way up to silence what’s bouncing around in my head, fingers follow fingers, turning and turning and turning, till I near the end of the line, at last admitting the journey is over, yet another path is open, hidden in plain sight, pages releasing their hold on one another to reveal the treasure, and lead me to what I had no idea I was seeking, bodies folded into one under silken skin lips and hands, and my heartbeat hammering in my chest, fire burning in my cheeks, along with something more, something new, terrifying and strong, with one final turn a name burns itself into my brain, letters forever engraved, who would have thought, someone already knows what bounces round my head, in sudden hast, the flock returns to its pasture, grazing on gossip and sugary smothered breakfast, as I quietly fade into the background, a wolf desperate to be a sheep, my discovery hides out of sight, waiting to serve as a catalyst, there’s more than one of us here.”
― Alexander C. Eberhart, There Goes Sunday School

“Sería una mentira, porque no sería él." It would be a lie, because it wouldn't be him.”
― Casey McQuiston, Red, White & Royal Blue