When you begin to talk about fantasy in the context of relationships, images of affectionate French maids, naughty librarians, buff pool boys and dashing bandits are immediately conjured. As far as most people seem to be concerned, fantasy is all about sex and eroticism. That’s the diet we’re fed by media going back generations. That’s… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Floating, Like Vapor, On the Soft Summer Air
Even when there’s no crush…
So I’m getting on the Metro on the way home from some minor shopping after work. It’s crowded, being rush hour and all, and I nudge my way a little bit down the row, letting my eyes drift among the variety of faces I’m presented with. A few seat rows back from where I am,… Continue reading Even when there’s no crush…
Hump Day Crush: Intmacy vs. Sex
Sticking with the whole “lusty month of May” theme, let’s talk a little this week about intimacy and sex. As you may have guessed from last week’s post, I think sex is more than a little over-rated. Too many people focus on it and miss out on what I think are the better things in… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Intmacy vs. Sex
Hump Day Crush: The Lusty Month of May
Tra la! It’s May! The lusty month of May! That lovely month when ev’ryone goes Blissfully astray. Tra la! It’s here! That shocking time of year When tons of wicked little thoughts Merrily appear! So goes one of the songs from Camelot, the musical version of a section of the Arthurian Legends so well-known and… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: The Lusty Month of May
Hump Day Crush: Night, In Shining Armor
I don’t know how many of you watched (or remember) Ed. It was a show about a New York lawyer (Ed, played by Tom Cavanagh) who came home one day to find his wife in bed with the mailman. This being TV, he packed up and moved back to his old home town. Once there… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Night, In Shining Armor
Hump Day Crush: The Prom (Part V)
The trip up had been a little frustrating. Nerves were wracked while we prepared. The prom itself was lovely. The first night ended in a missed opportunity. The second day found that opportunity realized as I had my first real kiss. The weekend, as a whole, was fantastic. At the time, it was the best… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: The Prom (Part V)
Hump Day Crush: The Prom (Part IV)
June 5th of 1992 was by far one of the most insanely adventurous and potential-filled days of my life up to that point. I was hundreds of miles from home on a weekend-long double date that kicked off with a prom. They girl had asked me and things were going wonderfully. The night even wrapped… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: The Prom (Part IV)