While she’s in the tub, shouting, “Calgon, take me away,” in her sea of tranquility, I’m in my sea of tranquility, strumming and singing on my guitar. I left behind all my childhood friends (the warm weather, too) and left for Colorado. XXX I’m excited for what this new future holds for the two boys. “So, Blake,” my mother begins, “Ben just finished up his junior year. My quote-unquote “gaydar” didn’t even go off. “There. He appears to be my age, maybe a year younger or older, can’t tell. I didn’t find them sexually attractive. The door hatch clicks, the music shuts off and the door opens. We both continue standing there for a moment, with awkward silence surrounding us.




















