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first date
at the end of the night, Mary walked him to the door and grabbed his coat. she held it up for him to put on, but he stepped into it forward instead of backward and put both arms through the sleeves and wrapped them around her waist. she looked stunned. “you know,” he started, and
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La Palma de la Mano de Dios
In Palm Springs, we find out we are 2 miles outside the center of town. That, and the town is a hotspot for Pride. Lying on the bed, after having bought a cheap bottle of white wine from a cooler in the lobby, I sit and read ads in the guidebook: “Where men meet men
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a near-death experience
NO STOP IT you yell as I pretend to throw the spider at you. I crouch down in the sand and pretend to cup it with my hands. DONT YOU DARE! IT’S PROBABLY POISONOUS! DEFINITELY poisonous, I say, look at it’s red butt. Just like a Black Widow. I grab your arm as you’re tying