“For the first time in my life, the prospect of approaching an attractive woman did not fill me with mortal dread.” For his next two years at college, Andy Bodle proceeded to do nothing but.
Secrets and Smokes at Two Minutes to Midnight
April 22, 2013 By 1 Comment
Kenny Bodanis is a father of two small children: nowadays, he craves sleep. But 25 years ago, up late with his friends, it was a different story.
The Sophisticate
April 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Kile Ozier was encouraged to cultivate a taste for alcohol at home. Without the pressures of a political life in the closet and a killer epidemic, it might not have become a problem … .
Adolescent Humiliation
April 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Andy Bodle fights and flees the pecking order.
The Science of Love
February 7, 2013 By 9 Comments
Why has it taken us so long to learn so little about how and why we have sex?
A Cloak, a Scythe, and Sweet Halloween Revenge
October 31, 2012 By 1 Comment
After a viewing of Children of the Corn, Joanna Schroeder and her dad hatch a plan to scare the living shit out of her older brother and his friends in true Halloween fashion.
The Chase
October 18, 2012 By 4 Comments
Alex Pollack has a history of obsessively pursuing the girls and women he forms crushes on.
Dude, Where’s Your Penis?
October 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Greg White has a much-anticipated moment with an infamous flasher.
We Don’t Want to Play Anymore
September 20, 2012 By 7 Comments
David Olimpio wanted to be a spy when he grew up. Now he’s glad he left violent games in boyhood, and worries about the men who did not.
Old Bar Books and Braces
August 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Norteamericano, the braces and the cocktail, courtesy of John Tinseth, The Trad, and the 1980s.
My Father’s Ponytails: A Love Story
July 12, 2012 By 5 Comments
My father wants me to mix his ashes with the ponytails that he has saved in plastic bags. All things considered, this seems like a reasonable final directive.
Big Shots: When Pros Get Egos
July 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
JP Pelosi, a child of the Magic-Bird years, wonders where all the good sports role models have gone.
I Think You’d Be Proud of Who I’ve Become, Dad
June 26, 2012 By 13 Comments
Jared used to be embarrassed to have a gay dad.
Gay Day at Disney Meets the Promise Keepers
June 25, 2012 By 4 Comments
Justin Cascio remembers when being out and proud has been a courageous, life-affirming act.
“There is a push for women to be their most genuine selves, and yet now there is makeup for men!?”
This is a comment by Cameron Brown on the post “Makeup for Men? Why?”