Download or read book Tore a Laura, Laura! written by Michael K. Teehan and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story opens with Jerry Barry explaining that he has bitten off some guy's penis. His explanation turns into a narration of his failed attempts to become a United States Marine. Several flashbacks reveal the cause of his present mental state. He is the product of an abusive father and a tormented childhood. He was sexually abused by an aunt, beaten routinely by his father, manipulated by his schoolmates and forced to witness his best friend, a dog named Sparky, killed right before his eyes. None of this seems to be out of the ordinary to him. When he is kicked out of high school he joins the Marine Corps. The discipline proves too much for him to handle so he does what he always does: He blames everyone but himself. He is unable to do the required three pull-ups on the Physical Fitness Test, so he devises a scheme to cheat on the test. He just "...can't understand why a Marine would need to do goddamn pull-ups." He is given numerous opportunities to get his act together, but his attitude always gets in the way. He claims not to be a racist though his speech is full of racial slurs. He blames his insistent cursing on an imagined disease he calls "Tourette's." Throughout his story he berates the very thoughts he harbors. His sexual orientation is held under a defensive cloud in his mind. Jerry Barry is a person we just can't bring ourselves to hate. We all wish people like him didn't exist, but they do. Perhaps understanding why they are that way will help us to help them. For more information, please visit the author's website.