The Art of Catching Feelings

by Alicia Thompson

carry with you forever. D: Like reading a book the first time is like a perfect first date. It’s exciting, there are sparks, you’re discovering new things about the other person and yourself, you end your night thinking, WOW, yes, this is something special. But the point of a good first date is to set yourself up for more dates. A lifetime together, maybe.

“Obviously I wouldn’t use anything with batteries,” she said. “I live in the modern era. All my toys are rechargeable with USB.” That made it sound like she ran a veritable sex shop out of her tiny apartment. “Not all like I have a million or anything like that. I mean like a couple. That are rechargeable. And then, um, one that’s…” She trailed off. Her brain had completely given up on her, gotten a new identity and was somewhere down in Mexico. “…analog.”

“I live in the modern era. All my toys are rechargeable with USB.” That made it sound like she ran a veritable sex shop out of her tiny apartment. “Not all like I have a million or anything like that. I mean like a couple. That are rechargeable. And then, um, one that’s…” She trailed off. Her brain had completely given up on her, gotten a new identity and was somewhere down in Mexico. “…analog.”