No penis necessary — While I hesitantly consider myself a sex writer, I more readily identify as a sex reader. I read many more words and articles than I produce. With this large swath of writing that I am consuming, I hear more and more about the orgasm gap that exists between men and…

I’ll hide. You seek. — Sometimes I like to retreat and hide from the world and reality. I will immerse myself in activities and fade away from everything else. Solitary distractions. Sometimes I like to be chased. I often do so much of the chasing and initiating that I’ll fantasize of someone wanting me so…

A revelation of the bond shared between lovers. — I’ve always wondered at my wife Veronica’s ability to know me and see me in much more profound and insightful ways than I can realize about myself. …

Thrifty Word Challenge 100 #64: Censorship — For all of my compassion, empathy, and kindness, sometimes I have a sharp tongue. I come by it naturally as my grandmother was well known for her ability to give a good tongue lashing. I don’t mean to be this way. I’ve mellowed out in my older age compared to…

Grappling with the ambivalence of raising little humans — My wife Veronica and I are sitting next to each other at a table on the edge of a popular local playground. Birds are chirping. The sounds of children laughing and screaming soar through the air at different intervals and intensities with no rhyme or reason. …

Poetry on finding my writing identity — Ever since I was a little boy Never needed another toy Just a pen, pencil, paper And later I found the ability to type out a story It wasn’t my story Not at first At first, my thirst Presented in the form of short horror stories I dug in to build, creating…

Free-flowing thoughts on her body — Look at you. I mean, look at you. I’m not one to objectify someone based on physical traits. But, at any rate, since we are familiar with each other and our sins of the flesh, I’d like to enmesh some compliments in this creed. Breed. You and I have. The…