Stephen Mack

“Why the name change, Mr. Hard?’ the country clerk asked as he prepared to stamp the eight-year-old John’s paperwork official. ‘It’s just two little letters,’ the clerk said with a smile. ‘And where are your parents, anyway?’ John took the toothpick he was chewing out of his mouth. ‘Just stamp the fucking paper,’ he said, then he flicked the toothpick at the clerk. John Harder was born.”
― Shea Serrano, Basketball (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated