What is so scary about sexuality? That is a question I don’t think about that often living in Jersey City. You get all kinds of characters walking down the street, and when summer comes layers of clothes reveal sexy bodies doing everything from exercising to pushing the carriages with their kids. A recent development here …
Day Thirteen – What is gay culture?
I don’t remember exactly when I came out to my friends. I know by 20 that I had come out to some extent, considering I do not think my friend and former boss ever would have believed I was a heterosexual. It was the first summer I worked for him that I began to go …
Day Twelve – Idea Invasion
No one really understands why it’s so complicated to write. At the end of the day, it’s just words on a page. But, getting the right words on the page represents only half the battle. The other half stands as something more complicated. Ideas keep coming and you cannot stop them, even when you’re focusing …
Day Eleven – Cocktail Cut-Backs
I left the bar last night around twelve thirty am. I put my headphones in and made my way over to my light rail stop. The air was cold, but the upbeat tunes in my head kept a quick past on my walk over to Marin Blvd. I smiled as Bright by Echosmith came on. …
Day Ten – Booty Texts and Boys
I woke up this morning with an interesting text message. The message itself just said ‘Hey’ simple and to the point to elicit a conversation. The thing that took me by surprise was who the person messaging me was. It was a guy I met on one occasion, hooked up with, held a short chat …
Day Nine – Single White Otter
It’s funny being friends with almost exclusively couples at this point makes me feel like the only single gay man in Jersey City. I know this isn’t the case. I have a variety of friends who are also single, but they’re in the tertiary circle outside my close friends group. My friends are all in …
Day Seven – Domesticity In Action
Domestic life amuses me. As someone who is definitively single, I have found myself always the one to take on the attributes of the people I live with. If they don’t wash the dishes regularly, I tend to leave the sink get full and not think about it. If they happen to do the dishes …
