Her husband has had it with her. Every time the subject of circumcision came up, she went ballistic. She understood that some religions required this procedure as some kind of proof. She had been aware of the topic for many years. “Circumcision,” as some like to call it politely, but to her it was mutilation. The topic… Continue reading Fighting for Joy
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Jungle Love
She was limping up the stairs to get into her apartment carrying her shoes in one hand while finagling with her keys and purse in the other. She had learned an important lesson that night. She liked soul music, R&B, jazz, and black guys. She was looking for an adventure. None of her girl friends… Continue reading Jungle Love
Anomaly
It was not a term she was unfamiliar with – anomaly. She had heard it many times in a sociology class she had taken in college. “That doesn’t count. That group is an anomaly,” the professor said. It didn’t really seem fair to her to discount an entire group of people because they were “anomalies.”… Continue reading Anomaly
Condom Party
The boys had been to the Health Clinic and Face to Face and had collected a lunch bag full of condoms in various colors and sizes. One minute they had been riding their bikes acting out Tom Sawyer on the river and the next minute they were having a spontaneous condom party. A couple of… Continue reading Condom Party