Recommended Reading #58: Reflection, Pt. II
"Why I turned down the threesome" by Joshua LeSuer (Relationship, Memoir, Self-Awareness) 12/13/10
I find the self-awareness of this piece both moving and striking. I appreciate especially that the author is aware of many of his own perceptions and feelings while simultaneously appreciating his wife's, which it seems to me he articulates so beautifully. The understanding, forthrightness, and self-awareness of this piece have stayed with me since the first time I read it.
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"On Being a Dainty Man" by Dr. Charlie Glickman (Memoir, Gender, Sociology) 7/6/11
I love this exposition on how Charlie has experienced himself in U.S. culture and the surrounding commentaries on gender expression and relations. I appreciate what I perceive as the straightforward and open exploration of the nuances and complexity of these issues, both in general and particular to the author as an individual. (And I will admit I found the comparison to a cat that "keeps his white tummy fur immaculately clean" so adorable I actually squealed out loud when I read it. :))
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"A Moving Target is Harder to Hit" by Jean Roberta (Non-sex-related, Memoir, History) 7/21/11
I found this post, which Jean Roberta offered at Oh Get A Grip! when the theme of the week was "Running Away," powerful and extraordinary.
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