How I Learned to Say No

They often bragged about having sex — even though the catholic ethos of our school made it clear — this was a sin

Here’s a very personal memoir from my growing up years.

Photo by Zarina Khalilova

In the last Lipstick and Powder memoir, I mentioned that the next few stories would be about boys and discos.

In this tale, I was just over 15 and taken slightly out of my depth.

First Dates

“Right then. Let May decide. Whose it to be?” Carl asked.

I looked at the two lads. Both…