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Playing the Game
Welcome to the wonderful world of Sean Porter the Soccer Kid.
I wish it was based on my own experiences, but it wasn't. We played football and baseball and hockey. Soccer was practically unheard of when I was Sean's age.
But I digress. This is a story in progress, and as such will be posted in chapters as they become available. The whole enchilada will introduce a whole bunch of interacting characters, and will generally be coded as romantic with a lot of first experiences being...um...experienced. So, after the chapter title, I will include codes as indicators. Just remember that these are young teens, so many of their encounters will be firsts for them.
BULLETIN: As of December of 2001, I have decided to break Sean's story down into Books. Book One is now complete at 30 chapters, listed below. Book Two will continue the story.
New: I have added a listing of the Dramatis Personae. Click on the link to open a separate window. There are a lot of names to keep straight in this story, so this reference table should help.
The Book One chapters are:
Chapter 3: Kayla's Therapy (mf)
Chapter 5: Truth or Dare Hearts (mf)
Chapter 6: Lori and Davey and Kip
Chapter 10: The Babysitter (mf)
Chapter 11: The Motorcycle Promise
Chapter 12: Into the Woods (mf)
Chapter 14: Light and Shadow (mf)
Chapter 17: The Hot Lazy Saturday (mf)
Chapter 19: The Game of Life (mf)
Chapter 21: The Longest Day of School Ever
Chapter 22: Affirmation of Life (mf)
Chapter 24: Contained Grief and Anger
Chapter 27: A Walk In the Snow (mf)
Chapter 28: The Flying Mendozas
Chapter 30: Trust Betrayed (mf)
Page revised 3/12/03