Reflections on a life through the eyes of a boy, and then a man.
The Picnic
When the first sexual encounter is the last thing you expect.
My First Lover… In Every Way That Counts
Sex. What goes around comes around, sometimes. Part 2 in a series of personal essays on first sexual experience.
Your First Sexual Experience
We idealize the first sexual encounter. Should we be discussing our “first” with more honesty?
The Critical Voice
When a parent’s criticism goes too far… then what?
Social Media Envy: Feeling Second Best
Keeping up with the Joneses… via social media.
Do We See What We Expect to See?
Seeing what we expect and what we fear.
When Someone You Love is Hurting
There are times when all we can do to help is to listen.
What Do You Collect?
Personal collections reflect who we are at a point in time.
Hypervigilance
Moments of awareness, of hyper-awareness. And what they may mean.