​The confessions of a retired gas-lighter

Author: George Del Junco

Why is coming out in the 21st century so hard?I will never hurt him.
I will never hurt her.
I will never hurt anyone.
I’m so sorry to everyone, but most importantly myself.

My name is George, I am bi-sexual, and this is only the beginning of my journey to becoming a retired Gas-lighter.

George Del Junco M.A. was born an only child to two immigrants who came to the States with only the love in their hearts and the clothes on their backs. He received his Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Denver. While he loves teaching his English students to pay for his Pomeranian princess’s peanut butter addiction, he really loves it when they teach him that the world isn’t as bad as he always thinks. Look out for his next project, “The World in the Wall,” a Sci-Fi- Fantasy about a group of alienated teenagers forced to come together and create a better world of their own.

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Author: George Del Junco