Fiction: Figuring Things Out (Part 1)

WRITER’S NOTE: Minh is based on someone I met a very long time ago. Like Minh, she was a bit of an enigma - mixed signals and awkward conversations. To this day, I’m still not entirely sure what her mindset was, but for the record, nothing happened with her and I. A week ago I …

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Fiction: Mostly Lesbian

Writer’s Note: This is loosely based off of an experience I had years ago with a woman who affectionately described herself as “90% lesbian.” Unlike this story, she was single and we never did anything with each other. I knew something was up at work when my boss began starving me for work. My usual, …

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The Red Spectacular

Like many people, I’ve always been enraptured with the holiday season. From late October (I consider Halloween, my favorite holiday, to be the start of the season) until New Year’s Eve, the world changes – both physically with the onslaught of decorations and lights, and metaphysically as we’re reminded of the good things in the …

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Fiction: Thy Neighbor is Very Loved

DISCLAIMER: This is one of my first attempts at erotic fiction, and only a precious few have ever read it (they gave me good feedback, so someone liked it). That being said, this story is cliché beyond words, a single guy’s wet dream, and was more than a little painful for me to dig up …

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Awkward Date Leads to Awkward Spooning

As someone who embraced the massive technological innovation known as the Internet, I utilized the magic of online dating sites. Back in the day, there was the “one stop shop” convenience of Match.com, but now there’s almost no end to the number of dating sites – one for almost every social interest, fetish or preference …

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Dating Rituals of the Socially Awkward

The DC area can be a tricky place when you’re single. For starters, it’s a workaholics’ dream come true, especially if power, money or good old fashioned “palace intrigue” are someone’s raison d’etre. That makes for very busy types who spend far more than the minimum forty-hour work week focused on their professional careers, deals …

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