The Long Hot Summers
Chapter 12 from Bill Owens' upcoming book "Chicken Heads"
Summers in Citrus Heights were long and hot. In the morning, I listened to soap operas on the radio. My favorite program was “The Shadow Knows.” I spent the afternoon swinging on my trapeze rope and shooting at birds. I would also try to get one of the neighbor girls into my treehouse to play doctor.
While Mom and Dad were at work, I did housework, washed the dishes, and vacuumed the front room rug. Then, once a week, I used a push mower and cut the lawn.
One summer, I learned from a neighbor kid that men like to get their penises sucked. It was called a blowjob. So one day I thought I would use Mom’s Electrolux vacuum cleaner and give myself a blowjob.
I thought some evil thoughts, got an erection, and turned on the vacuum. I now held the hose over my penis and lowered it close enough to feel the sucking air. I was inches away from my penis and stopped. I turned off the vacuum cleaner and pulled up my pants. I then grabbed my BB gun and went bird hunting.
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