the latest posts tagged ‘sex’
old flames, sputtering
“Diana, do I really want to hear this?” asked Ali, my best friend of a long lifetime. “I’m sure you don’t, but someone has to and there isn’t another soul I could admit this to without having to commit hari-kari immediately.” “Okay, but I get to say ‘I told you not to’ at…
kiss and tell: anne
“Jen wasn’t a great kisser.” My forkful of spicy green beans stopped mid-arc between plate and mouth. I cocked my head a few degrees at Alex, sitting across the table at Hunan Home’s (that we always called Who’s Not Home throughout the decades that our families had eaten there). “Seriously?” The word flew up…
Not So Fast
My first post. Could I have spent any more time deciding on the topic?? I hated those teachers who assigned papers to be written without naming the subject. No, no — please — just tell me what to write it on. Emerald mines in Colombia, the Spanish Inquisition, my favorite pet? I can do that….
Please Hold My Sequined Heart
The huge thunderheads of these September days rise over the mountains far to the east, piling up on each other, filling the dry sky, sucking every drop from my skin. This awful heat holds me down, hides me inside these walls, wishing for the smallest breeze to stir the shriveled elm leaves outside my office…