Long-held secrets unravel when an estranged son returns to the family house for a graduation party... "Graduation Cake" won 1st Place, out of 639 entries, in our Twelfth Playground Challenge... Originally from Beacon, NY, Charlie Rogers is a talented gay writer who lives in New York City. He is a former photographer and aspiring hermit. He finds himself writing the same story over and over, ignoring birds and their portents, and he studied literature at Cornell University for some reason. His work has appeared in BULL, Uncharted and Ellery Queen... You can follow Charlie and read more of his work on his website, charlierogerswrites.com and you can read more of the winning stories from our challenges on our website, writersplaygroundllc.com