Soaking In
I leaned back against the tub, letting the light vapors of the bubble bath sooth my frazzled nerves. Traveling to visit him was always an interesting and erotic...
Hors D’Oeuvres
He sat still with a Cheshire cat grin on his face. How could he not, after all--any self respecting, hot-blooded heterosexual male would, given the right circumstances. These would defin...
Truth or Dare
We were playing a game. I asked him how he liked the kiss. He said, "You're kidding, right?" I said nope, and that I'd like an answer. Confused, he asked, "but what was the question?
Intransigence
Some of us were only conceived. Some of us were never born--in a private ocean for days or weeks, with limbs agrow and seen holding our poor head, growing from chest, arms. Some of us, [...]
Willy-Sutton and Other Principles
I do not believe there is any such thing as an unselfish interest in the welfare of others commonly called "altruism." I do believe that people behave in ways that most humans would define as....
Life Among the Large
I used to count my lovers when trying to fall asleep; now I employ this technique NOT to fall asleep, with growing frequency at dinners where I am caught with people who speak only of [...]
Beating Head Against Wall…
How do I love all of you? Let me count the ways.... On second thought, maybe I'll just show you, heh heh. Seriously, though: what is that gift every single person I know is looking [...]
Don’t
I once committed the grave sin of congratulating a woman. A friend had just told me she was engaged. "Congratulations!" I said. From the corner of my eye, I saw my gentleman dinner companio....
Just Desserts
Christmas pudding is a holiday tradition where my cousins hail from. Every year there, families mix together mutton fat, bread crumbs, raising, candied citrus, spices and 7 other ingredients (13 tota...
Half Baked
It is a truth universally acknowledged, or so I thought, that there are two types of people who love to cook. There are the cooks--flashy, experimental, flamboyant, unafraid of heat and change, and l...
No Mind is an Island
How should I think about my mind? As I was watching the TV series "Mystery Science Theater 3000" tonight, I wondered if disembodied or transplanted brains, those popular tropes of science fic..
The Hot Zone
I was talking recently with a friend of mine who was bemoaning the fact that when men meet her, they "just want to sleep with me." As opposed to what? I asked. Play chess? Of [...]
