My Sister’s Boyfriend, Part 4

"A summer of sexual exploration"

Three weeks later I graduated. I didn’t see Matt again that summer, and to tell the truth I didn’t think a lot about him, either. My mind was far more occupied with Shana.Although we hadn’t exchanged numbers or emails over...

Dave Feeds Me My First

"How I went from homophobe to experimenting with another guy"

When the internet finally reached us here in Africa, it was slow and exorbitantly expensive. Nowadays it is only a fraction less expensive, but still frustratingly slow. Because of this, the only time I could check out hot and exciting...

Testing the Limits, Part 3

"Nick and I go for that ride"

When I woke up the next morning the sun was already well up. With a jolt I glanced at the clock, afraid I would be late for my bike ride with Nick, but it was only 9 and I had...

It Started in the Steam Room (Part II)

"After a chance encounter with a man in a public place, I follow up with a visit to his home"

Although it had taken me two weeks to come around to the idea of emailing Matt, I was inexplicably impatient to hear back from him. I checked my inbox obsessively for several hours, so often my wife asked me what...

It started in the steam room

"A restless man finds release in an unexpected place"

At forty-five my life had settled into a middle-aged routine that I suppose most men have fallen into by that age. I’d been married almost twenty years, my kids were in their mid-teens, I had a good if not exciting...