Part II, Chapter II — The Edge of the Room

What Passed Between Them

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Part II, Chapter I — The Return

The year begins before anyone knows what it will be

Apr 1 • Caleb Reed

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March 2026

Island House

A first trip to Key West, and the moment I realized gay life had freedoms I hadn’t even imagined.

Mar 16 • Caleb Reed

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The Nickelodeon Boys

Realizing decades later that my “favorite characters” were probably my first crushes

Mar 9 • Caleb Reed

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February 2026

Line & Verse — The Complete Freshman Year

A Southern campus novel about belonging, secrecy, and becoming.

Feb 24 • Caleb Reed

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Before the Armor Calcified

Eric Dane, Euphoria, and the love I edited out of my own story

Feb 20 • Caleb Reed

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Be Like Abe Lincoln

This week is Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. It’s also mine.

Feb 9 • Caleb Reed

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My First Trip to New York, Properly

My first trip to New York didn’t feel like an arrival. It felt like I had finally stopped arriving.

Feb 3 • Caleb Reed

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January 2026

Gay Adolescence Out of Sequence

Gay Adolescence at Forty-Five

Jan 15 • Caleb Reed

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Town & Country - Brian Schaefer

The Comfort of Binaries in an Unsorted World

Jan 13 • Caleb Reed

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Chapter II - Welcome Back Party

A completely rewritten Chapter 2

Jan 7 • Caleb Reed

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December 2025

Chapter I - Orientation

A completely rewritten chapter to open begin Ethan's year at Westmore.

Dec 31, 2025 • Caleb Reed

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