Tag: queer
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The Ryans
Jon knew the Ryan’s like his own blood, at least that’s what he told me when we were climbing in his car to go to their dinner party. Trying to learn Jon’s world and my place within it was a puzzling pursuit, as he was a subject that skirted easy castings. As we drove through…
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Sweet Tooth
On the lifeguard stand we sat close but didn’t touch. Our shadow was cast on the sand below, so I watched it for a moment while Theo went on about work and sex and all the other things––how summer was ending, what his program demanded of him, and all the beauties back home he wanted…
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About Estrangement, Letter to a friend
“Part of it is the distance you put there yourself,” S. said to me between sips of his Aperol spritz, which Parkside serves in pint glasses. Together we sat in the outdoor dining hut, watching Citibikes whizz between us and the bar in the thin safety of the bike lane. The bar’s windows were filled…
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Am I in the Mood?
Originally published as an “At Two Swords Length” in The Blue and White. Illustration by Oonagh Mockler. I just noticed that he’s wearing ripped skinny jeans. It’s over. I should be turned on right now, but I absolutely am not. On top of that, he cracked his knuckles rather distressingly two minutes ago, pulling on…