Did I sign them? Little old me? Hell yes! No need to be humble, now that I’m famous. What did I have to be humble about? Not to mention my movie career; I could become either a drug dealer (no) or a famous photographer (yes). I smiled, thinking of the people I’d met—the nice ones, the ones who had believed in me. I lifted my chin, wished I had a cool hat, winked at the guys, and signed my name, happy, content, and proud.
Walking away I noticed there was a new drag queen hanging out with Jake and Elrod. The longer I looked, the more I thought, no, it couldn’t be…yep. She put Sister Not-a-Nun in an arm lock and pretended to hit her. It was Bob. If I found out he was my long lost grandfather or something, I didn’t think I could bear it, though, wouldn’t it be cool? I ran over to Sophie and Maureen and hugged them both. All things considered, they seemed like the most normal people there. A familiar looking little boy was standing there with them.
Aunt Sophie said, smiling, “This is your cousin Jeremy. He was kidnapped, but we finally have him back.”
Jeremy tilted his head, winked at me, and popped his dimples.
THE END
ABOUT EMERY C. WALTERS
Emery C. Walters was born Carol Forde, a name he soon knew didn’t fit the boy he was inside. Transition was unknown back then, so he married and then bore and raised four children. When his youngest child, his gay son, left home, Emery told Carol that she had to step aside, and he fully transitioned from female to male in 2001.
Emery worked in county government and as a college writing tutor before retiring. He and his wife Robyn, herself raised mistakenly as a boy, live in Hawaii where they combine snorkeling, scuba diving, and volunteer work with activities to boost LGBT rights and awareness.
Interested in Ninjutsu, both land and underwater photography, and writing, Emery can usually be found writing, reading, or sailing on his imaginary pirate ship.
Emery’s 2010 first published novel, Last Year's Leaves, is an intense story of recovery from abuse and loss, finding love, and coming out whole. The book is laced with his trademark humor. His recent publications include four other coming of age novels involving coming out and overcoming obstacles as well as two books of short stories. All are humorous and filled with hope. Drystan the Dire, Emery’s Welsh pirate ancestor, shows up at times to help the heroes and annoy the villains. Emery currently has two more novels in the publishing pipeline.
Between them, the Walters have eight adult children, umpteen grandchildren, and one great grandchild, none of whom can do a thing about the genetic material handed down to them—their gift to the future. So there. More information can be found online at ftemery-theemeryboard.blogspot.com.
ABOUT QUEERTEEN PRESS
Queerteen Press is the young adult imprint of JMS Books LLC, a small electronic press specializing in gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender fiction, as well as popular and literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. While our preference is for stories with GLBT characters, we publish stories in any YA genre. Visit us at queerteen-press.com for our latest releases and submission guidelines!
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