A review of Brad Anderson's "The Machinist" Years from now, when cinephiles look back to 2004, they will find with little surprise that many of the best and most memorable movies of the year didn't come from Hollywood, nor were they acknowledged by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "The Machinist" will be one of those movies. Overlooked...
One of my most erotic fantasies is the idea of a ritual impregnation ceremony. I have often wondered why this idea is such a strong and powerful image for me. The whole idea of making babies as a spiritual or religious experience is something I find intriguing and an incredible turn on. There are scenes in a number of movies that bring that image out for me...
Alright, needless to say I had an erection the size of the Statue of Liberty and my heart was almost pounding out of my chest. I have never been hit on by a woman before, which explains my next comment to her. "Your legs look good." What the hell?! Out of all the things I could say to her, I say that. I'm a fuckin' idiot! She giggled and slid her hands al...
Sometimes, I almost wish the world would end. Seriously. Will the suffering of ordinary men and women in this mundane world ever end? Will people stop discriminating against those who are different? There seems to be no end to the madness I see all around me. And in spite of my abilities, I am powerless to stop it. My name is Alexandros Pyrrhos. I am a big a...
(Sigh) I guess that I had better get to it. My mind is a mess of jumbled emotions . My problem, you see, is my marriage. You notice I did not say my wife, I'm not so foolish to place all of the blame for our unhappiness on her. I'm sure that I share at least part of that blame, although her reaction to our unhappiness was extreme, to say the least. Ok, from...
Okay, I admit it. I was a prude. A 32-year-old accountant who always dressed in just about the most conservative business clothes possible (and Dockers and conservative blouses on my time off, what there was of it). Never married, and aside for a few brief and highly unsatisfactory dalliances, I had essentially no sex life. I was, on the other hand, a pretty...
This is Part One of a two-part story. I can't say that it was love at first sight. I guess I'm not even sure I know what that means. But I think I do know what lust at first sight is, and I can't say that I felt that when I sat down for the first time in the front of Dave Heard's classroom for the opening session of the advent of my college career -- his Su...
Hello to all you couples out there who are curious about the swinging lifestyle and what really goes on at a swing club party. My name is Ann and my husband’s name is Jared. We wanted to write a REAL account of our experiences at a swing club. We don’t know how erotic this story will be… it is actually intended to be informational more than erotic. Most part...
A member of a Twitter writers’ community asked how authors should present their social and political ideals in their work. I responded to only include them if they are relevant to the story; not to hit readers over the head with them. So I apologize in advance if you have a headache from reading this. If you’re a troll, I’m sure you’ll find a lot of material...
For almost all of his existence, Father Don Josiah led a cloistered life. From his childhood days in St. Mary's all-boys Catholic school to his ordination as a priest, his devoutly religious mother ensured that women, for him, would be only respectable ladies and nuns. They would always be fully dressed: the only female nudes he'd ever see were statues, to b...