when i was a young adult and first learned how to speak my truth, i was a little bit reckless with it, a little bit clumsy. the impetus

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~ originally written as a speech for the 2022 men in tubs calendar launch ~i love naked men. i do. i love the humility of the naked body,

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Down by the Riverside motelIt’s ten below and fallingBy a ninety-nine cent storeShe closed her eyes and started swayingBut it’s so hard to dance that wayWhen it’s cold

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Dearest daughter,Guard your uterus in these darkening days. Gather your wits as you go into the belly of the beast. Your lifelong dream of travelling to the South