Freak Show

by John Duffy

Johnny Freak Show is in a fix (well, several fixes really) and his friends aren’t helping. Try as he might, the teenage holy grail (i.e., the getting of the leg over); well, it just isn’t happening. Starting in school, and then over time escalating to the pub, his luck remains consistently dire. Beer helps initially of course, but in the end serves merely to deaden the pain of his perpetual disappointment. Will he ultimately prevail? Or is he destined to live the life of a reluctant Eunuch?