On Firsts

Jen Thorpe, My First Time -I knew instantly, thrillingly, that what I was seeing - a naked man and woman entangled in couplings of various descriptions - was forbidden. I savoured that chapter like ice cream and chocolate sauce. - - I learnt that the lecturer regularly had affairs with female students, yet many people condemned the students' actions and said nothing about the lecturer. - - The first time my heart was broken[:] The same night I told someone that I was in love with him. - - I brought a bottle of champagne, we melted down our rings...