Commenting on life: One cocktail at a time.
After striking out in dating, my friend and I decided to give it up in favor of battery-operated stimulation. It was the thrill of our pleasure-seeking adventure which led to something... Read more
I dreaded picking out a Father’s Day card to reflect a father/son relationship that never quite matched the payoff inside the card . . . or so I thought. But a... Read more
“Oh my God, Aiden! Oh my God!” I cried in terror. My 12-year-old nephew giggled in delight. After surviving three turns on Coney Island’s Cyclone roller coaster, we sat next to each other... Read more
I was a closeted gay kid who loved Broadway show tunes. My blue-collar dad loved fishing and baseball. “O Holy Night” briefly erased the distance between us. All the members of my... Read more
He watched me float on my back naked in the pool, ignoring bar patrons 100 feet away, sipping vacation cocktails. My new Brazilian friend, Alex, ten years my junior, hesitated after... Read more