The two of them murmured more than talked: the relationship had begun just a little while before and they were both giddy, it was love. Love and what comes with it: jealousy.

—It’s fine, I believe you that I’m your first love, this makes me happy. But tell me the truth, only the truth: you never kissed a woman before you kissed me?
It was simple:
—Yes, I’ve kissed a woman before.
—Who was she?, she asked sorrowfully
He tried to tell it crudely, he didn’t know how.

The tour bus slowly climbed the mountain range. He, a kid surrounded by noisy kids, let the cool breeze hit his face and pass through his hair with its long fingers, fine and weightless like those of a mother. At times he remained quiet, without quite thinking, and only feeling – it felt so good. Concentrating on feeling was difficult in the midst of the uproar of his friends.

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(We also talk a bit about my son’s obsession with all 19 seasons of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. In fact, if you listen till the end, you can hear Aidan talk about it himself . . .)

Of course, we managed to forget a few obvious literary journals, but here’s a short list of ones we talked about, and a couple we didn’t:

• Monkey Business

Feel free to send some hate mail about all the journals we skipped over . . .

Also, we’re planning on doing an episode on “Books You Should’ve Read in College,” so if you have any suggestions—or any other comments—email me at chad.post [at] rochester.edu.

This week’s song is by Soft Landing.

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