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Book Tasting
La Sala de Purificación Cata de Libros La Whiskería 19:30-19:45 (15 min) – Llegada y Bienvenida Los invitados llegan y toman asientoOpcional: Los camareros preparan y sirven “El Primer Umbral” ajenjoMúsica de fondo: Jazz sutil 19:45-19:55 (10 min) – Introducción y Bienvenida del Autor Introducción por el Anfitrión del Local (2 min)Mi Introducción (4 min)…
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Sex in the Seventies (And Every Decade Since)
I first had sex on July 22, 1979—a sweaty, fumbling, hormone-driven encounter that lasted approximately thirty-seven seconds and left me convinced I’d discovered the meaning of life. I was twenty-one years old, full of Appalachian fire and Baptist guilt, with absolutely no idea what I was doing. This morning, forty-six years later, I’m still…
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The Two-God Hustle: When Christianity Became a Trump Card
From my vantage point here in Barcelona—where ancient cathedrals stand as monuments to humanity’s complex relationship with the divine rather than political weapons—I’ve been watching America’s latest theological circus with a mixture of fascination and horror. Americans have become increasingly bewitched by what I can only describe as a borrowed god who brings particularly bad…
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Protected: Gina’s 70th Birthday Photo Shoot: A Celebration of Embodied Beauty
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My Barcelona Moveable Feast: An Eleven-Day Sabbatical in the City of Dreams
When Gina departed for Ireland, I found myself staring at eleven empty days—a blank canvas that felt daunting and delicious. My previous sabbaticals were mountain solitudes in Colorado, desperate escapes from the authoritarian evangelical mega-churches where I served as artistic director, always misunderstood, perpetually out of place. Those Rocky Mountain retreats demanded adrenaline—solo summiting 14,000-foot…
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Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Great Sex
Phoenix Adams, the morning after (the morning after The Purging Room imagined) The question hits me like espresso on an empty stomach—sudden, bitter, necessary. I’m sitting in The Plaza’s restaurant, still wearing yesterday’s clothes, still carrying the impossible weight of a burgundy book that shouldn’t exist. The waiter assumes I’m another businessman nursing a hangover….
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I Kissed A Man (And I Liked It)
My dearest readers, There’s a moment in The Purging Room that I know will light up inboxes—and probably a few pulpits. It’s the scene where Phoenix, our buttoned-up businessman, receives an unexpected kiss from the enigmatic Dion. Not a peck on the cheek. A real kiss. Lips to lips. And here’s the scandalous part: he doesn’t immediately…
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The Ultimate Proof There Is No God: Trump
I’m done. Not the dramatic, door-slamming kind of done. The quiet, bone-deep exhaustion that comes when the last thread of hope finally snaps. When 82% of white evangelical Christians pulled the lever for a convicted rapist and felon—again—any whisper of faith I’d been harboring finally died. Here’s what gets me: I spent thirty years in…
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Invitation To Zoom Release Party & 50 Second Video of First Time Seeing the Book
I am personally inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: My Book Release Celebration Time: May 31, 2025 04:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Thirty Minute Duration (10:00 PM Barcelona) Join Zoom Meeting https://us05web.zoom.us/j/86201936155?pwd=0nSJobhcfnypCXXA9fXDpcQV1Jzah2.1 Meeting ID: 862 0193 6155 Passcode: YDw2kX I know you are busy and this is fairly late notice, just…
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Barcelona vs. Madrid: A Comparison
Gina and I visited Madrid for four days this past week. We updated my hearing aids at Costco (there is no Costco in Barcelona), visited the Prado Museum (it was amazing), and enjoyed the Longines Global Champion Show Jumping Competition. We found Madrid a welcoming city, less expensive, but not as beautiful and artsy as…
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Pleasure as Prayer: Reclaiming the Spiritual Nature of Sensuality
For many of us, pleasure and spirituality have been positioned as opposing forces – one belonging to the realm of flesh, the other to the divine. But what if this division was never meant to exist? What if the ecstatic sensations that ripple through our bodies were actually gateways to the spiritual, and pleasure itself…
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Get “The Purging Room” Before Anyone Else—$10 OFF
Dear courageous readers! As a token of my deep gratitude for faithfully accompanying me on this creative journey, I want to offer you something special. Before my new novella The Purging Room officially hits shelves on May 31st, you, my subscriber community, will have exclusive early access with $10 OFF the regular price. This story about…
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Beyond Shame: Reclaiming Your Sexual Self After Religious Conditioning
Many of us grew up in religious environments where sexuality was shrouded in silence, whispered warnings, and layers of shame. The message was clear: desire is dangerous, bodies are battlegrounds, and sexual thoughts require constant vigilance. If you’ve walked this path, you know how these teachings don’t simply vanish when you intellectually reject them. They…
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Protected: 2022 Birthday Selfie
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Protected: 2011 Nude Birthday Selfie
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Protected: 2012 Birthday Selfie
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Protected: 2021 Birthday Selfie
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Protected: My Annual Birthday Selfie: A Celebration of Embodiment
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Candid Thoughts As I Turn Age 67
When I was born in 1958, the world was almost unrecognizably different. There was no internet, no cell phones, no personal computers. Even color television was still a luxury we didn’t have. Heck, we didn’t have a television at all until I was sixteen years old. And we had no electric heat, only a huge…
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Indecent Obsessions
What makes an obsession indecent? For years, I lived trapped between desire and shame, constantly questioning why my natural curiosities were labeled as taboo. Growing up in an evangelical American household meant sexuality existed only within narrow confines—anything beyond was sinful, inappropriate, or not discussed. The human experience is inherently sensual. We are beings who…