Coach’s Kid

Aug 1, 2023 | thesunmagazine.org | John Scotto |Maria Kuznetsova |Leslee Goodman |Coach’s Kid

Some names and identifying details have been changed to protect privacy. — Ed. As a small boy I didn’t feel like I was built for this world. I was an overstimulated insomniac: alert, jittery, brimming with a desire to share my thoughts, which I quickly learned not to do. Whenever I let loose and spoke freely, the tedious amount of information that flowed out of my mouth annoyed and even angered people.