This Happened To Me

Listen to time then sip it nice and slow — I remember when my dad said, “I’m starting to fade away.” We all knew this was going to happen, including him. It would be his brain shutting down because of the lack of oxygen in his blood. It was a stunning statement to hear. …

Imagine a beautiful ballerina gracefully taking the stage in her white tutu while the spotlight follows every step, turn, and jump she makes. Little does she know, that once the lights dim and the music ends the lessons she learned both on stage and off serve her well beyond the…

Especially on a budget — Some words just sound ultra-sexy or expensive. Porsche, Lexus, Louis-Vuitton, Versace, succession, sophisticated, portfolio, lager, croissant, double-foam latte, bruschetta, quinoa, cabernet, Château Lafite Rothschild. Listening to podcasts brings me no closer to the world of the elite New York upper class with their art galleries, Sotheby’s auctions, Jay-Z touting Armand…

The emphasis my culture puts on looking perfect even when depressed (Part 2) — The cultural emphasis on looking perfect It must have slipped my mind that I was lying in bed when the video call from a relative back from my home country came through. It was noon on a weekend and I was still under the covers with the curtains tightly drawn in an attempt to keep my…

One well-loved, popular writer on Medium is responding to another one and it pains me to even write this because this whole thing didn’t need to be public — Has my writing touched you in a way? And I don’t mean like giving you moving emotions to the point that you were compelled to tell me or cried yourself to sleep. I mean, did I enter you unnoticed and unwanted? Were you so disturbed by my presence in your…

So without further waffle, let’s get down to searching for those naked men who hopefully also show off their butts in the shot. — I am not one to follow the crowd, but when it comes down to individuals like Smillew Rahcuef and Marsha Adams I make an exception, particularly when this means I have to delve the depths of the free image sites for photos of naked men. Yes, that's how Smillew and…

Asking for myself and about 4 billion friends — As a kid, I spent so much time playing sports that when my first period came, I was in the middle of a game of American football with the neighborhood boys. I stopped at home for a bathroom break, noticed some light staining on my underwear, slapped on a pad…