"In a South Indian village, a widow teaches a virgin boy to weave the Christmas Virgin by day and to worship the real one by night."
In Puliyoorkurichi village in rural south India, the Christmas crib is never small. Every year the parish builds life-size figures out of fresh palm leaves and pongal grass: Joseph with a real beard, shepherds carrying actual lambs, and a Baby...
"A young man’s first time, a woman’s Christmas countdown, and the artist who makes it happen."
‘Twas the twenty-sixth of December, not this year, but last year, and Jessica was sipping another cranberry vodka. Settled into a giant, overstuffed chair that she had restored herself, she leafed through the pictures and biographies of next year’s prospective...
"Her love is finally comsummated."
Noël was born on Christmas Eve eighteen years ago. Her parents thought it funny to name her Noël and not the English version of Noelle. People always typed her name wrong. Most times it wasn't a big deal. Noël is...
"My first girl and our sexual awakening"
I was still eighteen, buzzing from those secret rides and the explosive discoveries with him, but my girlfriend—sweet, shy Henrietta with her long brown hair and curious smile—was the one who occupied my daytime thoughts. We’d been dating a few...
Our daughter, Allie, turned 16 way too soon for our liking. I knew she wasn't sexually active; frustrated, boyfriends came and went. We were open about everything, and she had promised to tell me when that changed, so I was...
"A shy 23yo counselor´s hot and forbidden night with two 18yo virgin campers…"
Hi, I’m Emma Ruiz, a shy 23-year-old with olive skin, brown eyes that have a hint of green in the right light, and curly brown hair I usually keep knotted up. This is the wild story of what happened to...
"Our friends go dancing..."
As usual, the next morning we breakfasted clothed together, talking about our upcoming days. We were all heading to the office for a busy day, so this would be our only time to talk before dinner. Sometimes I mused that...
"A Cat-Girl takes a chance with a human"
A damp cold evening had rolled in, the familiar cold rain has started to fall gently, but it always gets worse, Mila prowling on the roof trying to find a shield from the rain. While looking for a suitable place,...
"They had always been friends, but there was something different about being naked together."
The water cascaded down their bodies like a veil of secrecy, shrouding them from the world outside. Alyssa stood frozen, her eyes fixed on the tile floor as she tried to will away the butterflies in her stomach. She had...
"A wildland beach hike turns even wilder for two young men"
I never expected my first sexual escapade to take place on a windswept bluff overlooking a remote Pacific beach.Nor did I expect it to be with a guy.You could hardly imagine a more spectacular setting for your first time. Washington's...
