The Pants Remain Optional
From a pants-free Zoom mishap to an awkward encounter at a gay bar, one man’s candid, funny account of the embarrassments that stick.
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The Library
A collection of essays, personal journals, stories, and research exploring masculinity, intimacy, identity, and the many ways we come to understand ourselves and one another. Some are deeply personal. Others are imagined. All invite a closer look.
Someone You Make Room For
For five years, Owen has always texted late, and Martin has always answered. Then Martin discovers the weekend away.
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The Right to Be Curious
Why do we assume curiosity signals attraction? Exploring how men misunderstand questions about sexuality, intimacy, and personal experiences.
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One of the Guys
When other boys’ eyes wandered, it meant nothing. When mine did, it had a name, and a price.
Smart Casual
Marcus was twenty minutes late. I’d already forgotten how to look at his legs like a colleague.
When the Clothes Come Off
An intimate reflection on nakedness, aging, body acceptance, and the unexpected relief of having nothing left to hide.
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Nothing to Prove
A personal reflection on masculinity, aging, vulnerability, and the disappearing spaces where men can simply be themselves without judgment.
The Compliment
A casual compliment from another man shouldn’t have mattered. But Daniel’s attention awakens something unexpected, charged, and increasingly impossible to dismiss.
Nobody’s Listening
I don’t miss having someone here. I really don’t. But sometimes I remember his arms around me, his chin on my shoulder, and wonder which side of the bed he’d take.
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The Treaty
I held the towel longer than I needed it. Not manners. A treaty. I will not make you deal with this, and you will not make me deal with that.