When I was 19 years old, I met a girl. This wasn’t in a romantic sense, but it was a moment that left an impression nonetheless. It was August, the beginning of an academic year, and my teammates and I were attempting to herd a group of freshmen who had expressed interest in joining our club teams down to our first joint practice. The catch: this practice was off-campus, and...
Oh it’s the week of Ted McLoof. We’ve been fortunate enough to have some back logged short stories of his. Hope you enjoy. This one was originally posted in Gertrude, Spring 2011. Disneyland By, Ted McLoof When I was sixteen I still hadn’t grown breasts, but I had already fallen in love for the first time. Beneath that flat chest beat a heart to be reckoned with,...
Rookerville is hometown U.S.A. to some really talented people. It’s been a very fortunate situation to bring all these people together in one place. With that we’ve been developing a way for our readers to see our creative types outside of captivity. In the next week we are adding a calendar of events you can use to see when fellow Rookers perform in their varying capacities and a new section known as...