The moon was aglow by the time the phone woke me from my napping slumber. After my rude awaking that morning, I had crawled into bed early, worn out like a favorite teddy bear. “Yeah?” I asked, the phone glowing faintly in the dim light of my room. “Dude? Were you sleeping?” “Yeah. Who the [...] Read more »
There’s something immensely wrong with society when it comes to love, sex and relationships. For years people told me that when I was older everything would come easier, but it seems like just the opposite. Before I lost my virginity, there was always the understanding that it would happen and it would be fine. Sex [...] Read more »
There was a group of us who would meet on the court in the playground before school each day. For the forty-five minutes before we were dragged in to class, we’d play pick-up games of basketball. Some days, I might be the only one there, shooting around on my own, hoping that others would show [...] Read more »
My Freshman year of college was tumultuous. I ran through groups for friends as if they were tampons, finding a new one each month. First, I hung out with my floor mates. We would wander to find parties at which I felt out of place and spent the entire time trying to make sure my [...] Read more »
The other day, Stout and I headed down to Twisted Sol in Denver, which is where I got my first tattoo . Stout had finally decided to get his ear pierced (double cartilage on one ear). I very nearly got my cartilage repierced, but decided at the last moment that I didn’t have a good [...] Read more »
On Friday, the phone rang. In and of itself, there’s nothing special about the phone ringing. It rings quite often, in fact. Usually several times a day. Most of the time, it’s telemarketers, though I generally hang up before they come on. Sometimes, I find rude ways of dispatching them, like eating loudly into the [...] Read more »
It was always weird to watch my dad. Until I was about twelve, my dad was the breadwinner in the family. When we lived in San Francisco, he worked for two different real estate companies basically getting them organized and running. It’s what he did. When the company he was working for was good to [...] Read more »
“SON,” MY DAD SAID, “I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A TALK.” I knew what was coming. He was going to tell me about women, sex, and all the things I had known about for years. He didn’t have the courage before… or maybe he just thought I was too young. Whatever the reason, I [...] Read more »
To put it simply, I have a strong distaste for my mom’s parents. My grandmother is an ignorant bigot and my grandfather is a forceful and stubborn republican. I’ve been instructed not to discuss anything controversial in their presence. Despite this, I sometimes have the urge to come out of the closet to them, despite [...] Read more »
I used to have a pair of silk boxers. They had Bugs Bunny on them. I loved the way they felt sliding over my thighs and loins; the way they looked, shimmering in the light. They were cool to the touch. I would wear them two, three, sometimes four times a week, washing them overnight [...] Read more »