He-she

"I think he looks just darling," Margo said enthusiastically, "I actually believe he could pass, what do you think!?!" "Mmmmm, "she" does look pretty," replied Dina, "let's take him to the mall and find out!!!"[…]

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Don't be afraid

Come to me my pet with an open heart and see how having a best friend who knows all of you can be such a comfort. I will never be judgmental and always accept you[…]

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The puberty pact

In a barn behind a rundown old farmhouse, Jase and Jeremy, 11-year-old best friends just finishing fifth grade, accidentally discovered the brand new joy of loving each other one magical summer day neither of them[…]

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Benjamin

1. Night is a silent partner Benjamin’s mother died well before midnight. All the fuss with the doctors, the confirmation, the papers, the transport of the body lasted only a couple of hours. When everybody[…]

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Private after party

You stand out in the crowded room, I cannot help but glance your way time and time again, the party continues around me, happy people, drinking and yelling loudly in each other’s ears trying to[…]

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New to swinging

My wife Allison and I were sitting on our deck, looking at the ocean, just six steps up from the sand. We were finishing our third bottle of wine while we talked. It was about[…]

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