About four years ago, I had a breakthrough in quitting mentality. I had started dating for the first time. Well, I had been “dating” a…
Beginnings: A First Kiss and Figuring Things Out
The first time I ever masturbated, I buried my underwear in the backyard. Yes. You heard me correctly. I was eleven the first time “dirty…
Over the last year, the men I’ve dated with anything resembling seriousness have all been twice my age, which makes them older than my father.…
Editor’s Note: “Ghost Writer” was first showcased at No Name @ Word Up – Super Storytellers Edition
Her name was Emily (not her real name).…
“Nice” comes to us from Megan Stielstra’s new book Once I was Cool, published by Curbside Splendor and on sale now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Powell’s.
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Author’s Note: The following piece was crafted specifically for performance and I’ve done my best through text and punctuation to make it read as choppy…
Men, as a rule, do not suffer well.
We cannot cope with the sadness that threatens always to overtake us. We are always afraid, and…
One night, about ten months ago, I got an email from a friend in Vermont, with the subject line “Is this you!?”
I clicked…
Your iPhone always knows where it is, but you don’t always. Your cellular service provider always knows where your iPhone is. But you don’t always.…
Some superheroes are ordinary citizens, transformed by chance into defenders of peace and justice. You know, your Spider-men, your Incredible Hulks. Some are born to…