Outing [9]

::OUTING::
Chapter 9
**Present Time**
Gabriel’s POV

As usual, I’m dressed and ready to go before Vin found his underwear.

It’s a constant source of amazement to me that anybody can take as long as he does to get dressed. And it’s not like he spends an extraordinary amount of time primping in front of the mirror or anything, it’s just that he gets distracted. Continue reading

SexPot: Want to Have Great Sex? Smoke a Joint

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By Josey Vogels, My Messy Bedroom. Posted April 18, 2009.

Marijuana has been used as an aphrodisiac for thousands of years. So what exactly is it about weed that turns people on?

Marijuana has been used as an aphrodisiac for thousands of years.

The ancient Indian Ayurvedic medicine systems used cannabis to increase libido, produce long-lasting erections, delay ejaculation, facilitate lubrication and loosen inhibitions.

Some Tantric sex practitioners drink a substance called bhang, a sort of spiced marijuana milkshake to enhance the sexual experience. According to one source, Indian prostitutes eat bhang sherbet to help them feel sexually aroused.
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Never-published Vonnegut short stories to be released this year

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A collection of never-before published short stories by Kurt Vonnegut, who died in 2007, will be released in an anthology later this year, according to the writer’s longtime publisher.

Delacorte Press announced Friday, that Look at the Birdie — containing 14 stories — will be out in November.

“These are 14 exceptionally intricate short pieces by an author whose voice we miss immensely. Taken together, they give the reader a clear sense of Kurt Vonnegut’s development into one of the most beloved and original American writers of all time,” said editor Nita Taublib, who put the collection together with Kerri Buckley.

Fans of the writer — who died at the age of 84 — can also look forward to a collection of unpublished essays and a book of letters.

In addition, the publishing house will re-issue 15 Vonnegut titles this year including Slaughterhouse-Five, Mother Night, Galapagos and The Sirens of Titan.

Vonnegut, who suffered severe depression all his life, is considered by many in literary circles to be a key influence in shaping 20th-century American literature.

He often mixed dark humour with tragedy and elements of social commentary, science fiction and autobiography.

“I will say anything to be funny, often in the most horrible situations,” Vonnegut once told a gathering of psychiatrists.