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Category Archives: Other

Virginity Fetish: How Our Obsession With “Sexual Purity” Hurts Women

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: May 5, 2009

AlterNet By Jessica Valenti, Seal Press. Boys are taught that the things that make them good are universally accepted ethical ideals; women are told our worth lies between our legs. Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from The Purity Myth: How America’s Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women by Jessica Valenti, published by [...]

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Outing [9]

By NJRD | Published: April 25, 2009

::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 [...]

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SexPot: Want to Have Great Sex? Smoke a Joint

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: April 18, 2009

AlterNet 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, [...]

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Never-published Vonnegut short stories to be released this year

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: April 16, 2009

cbc 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 [...]

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Outing [8]

By NJRD | Published: March 19, 2009

::OUTING:: Chapter 8 **Present time** Vin’s POV “Gabe, have you seen my black, pinstriped suit?” I frown, a bit frustrated, as I keep rummaging through the hangers of clothes. Damn! I think I sent it to the dry cleaner’s and forgot to pick it up. I’m such a mess.

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The Top 10 Craziest Sex Laws in America

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: March 18, 2009

AlterNet Laws are supposed to protects us, but when the government decides to get in our pants, some crazy stuff goes down! Here are some actual sex laws truly for the record books! 1. In Bakersfield, Calif., if you’re going to have sex with Satan, you’ve gotta use a condom. And definitely come up with [...]

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Outing [7]

By NJRD | Published: March 15, 2009

::OUTING:: Chapter 7 **Present Time** Gabriel’s POV The phone rings and Vin goes to pick it up, returning short after with the cordless. “No, it’s okay, we’ve been up for a while,” he says into the receiver, taking a seat at the table. “Sure, let me talk to her.”

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Drive 11

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: March 11, 2009

The 94 runs in a straight fucking line all the way across North Dakota. And I mean a straight fucking line. Don’t even need to look down at the map, just keep driving.

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Outing [6]

By NJRD | Published: March 4, 2009

**Present Time** Vin’s POV I don’t consider myself an excellent cook but I know my way around casseroles and pans. Unlike Gabe, who is a truly lousy cook. If left to his own, he’d probably do with frosted package of precooked food or worse, gummy bears and popcorn. Ever since I’ve known him, I’ve been [...]

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Drive 10

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: February 26, 2009

Ten fucking minutes. That’s all it was, just ten fucking minutes. It’s not like I never made Teddy wait for me neither. Fuck, I put him off longer on the day this shit all went down.

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