title: Chicken Soup
author: Bossa, Mel
description: Though Jimmy’s ill and isn’t getting any better, he hopes to have a bit of fun during Pride weekend. When he meets Nolan, a young dancer in the parade, Jimmy takes a chance on making himself vulnerable for the first time in years.
  What Jimmy doesn’t expect is how strong Nolan will make him feel with a simple gesture of support.
  Note: This short story was originally published in the charity collection,
  Love Is Proud
  .