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Tommy King
Tommy King
Aug 24, 2017 · 3 min read

Happy Father’s Day, Dad

Happy Father’s Day, Dad.

I wish I could say you were the best man I’ve ever known, but you weren’t. You were an alcoholic and a workaholic. You cheated on mom, moved our entire family to Alabama to be closer to “Her” until a college girl woke up, and when she…

Tommy King
Tommy King
Aug 24, 2017 · 2 min read

Coming out in October

Part I

“I’m gay.”

The confession fell from my mouth like a single drop of water over Victoria Falls. I waited for it to hit bottom. But as each moment passed, with Ben sitting across from me unfolding his arms in slow motion, this surge of…

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Tommy King
Tommy King
Aug 23, 2017 · 1 min read

nothing new under the sapphire crystal glass LCD…

Tiersen’s Comptine d’Un Autre Été plays in the background, only guitar this time, mimicking the fortissimo and pianissimo well enough to merit no purist disdain. My mind wanders to five years ago where I’m riding or sitting on the subway or any…