Coming out can be awkward enough-let alone coming out in the 1970s, in Ohio, as a Catholic schoolboy. In this fearless and funny true story, the host and founder of the hit podcast RISK! shares all.
From first grade through junior high, twelve-year-old Kevin and his best friend, Ben, were inseparable. But when Kevin divulged his biggest secret, Ben froze him out. The pint-size cold war lasted two years-until they went head-to-head for student council president. Team Ben's smear campaign began. The school took sides. And Kevin decided to run with it.
Kevin Allison's Two Henrys is part of This Can't Be Happening, a collection of four true stories about making the best of a worst-case scenario curated by Kevin Allison, creator of the hit true storytelling podcast RISK! Outrageous, alarming, triumphant, and sometimes embarrassing, these fearless confessionals can be read, or listened to, in one what-on-earth-would-I-do? sitting.
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[I met my best friend, Ben, the first week of the first grade]***
(Amazon Original Stories, 27 December 2018, ebook, 35 pages, Prime Reading)
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I really enjoyed this short little memoir. I'm gay and can relate to Kevin's experiences of being confused about his sexuality. I came out in the 90's which was a very different era and alternative sexuality's were a lot more accepted. Kevin's friendship with Ben is very sweet. I really felt for Kevin, trying to keep his true feelings for Ben a secret. It was heart-breaking when he tells Ben he's gay and his best friend freezes him out. Two Henrys is fun, sweet and very honest.