Stepbrothers Stories

I’d just entered high school when my mother died. She’d had breast cancer and hadn’t caught it in time. It had metastasized to other parts of her body, and although they fought it, there was no way there would be a different outcome. But no matter how prepared you are for the end, it is devastating. Both my dad and I were distraught, but each of us also tried to be brave for the other. I think that is what got us through...

I’m nineteen and Devin is twenty-one. We became step-brothers three years ago. We accepted that without any problem. After all, it was out of our hands and an accomplished fact, so why waste energy opposing it, plus there was no reason to. We all moved in together and Devin and I quickly adjusted to our new way of life. We got along well, and over time, although we didn’t exactly become best friends, we also didn’t feel l...