I was sitting in one of my favorite French bakeries in Charlotte, NC when I first picked up a pre-released manuscript of Abbie Smith’s book, Celibate Sex. While sipping on my melange riche with Edith Piaf’s velvet voice playing overhead, I thought of all the people that I wanted to send a copy to once the…
Before I got married, I had three serious relationships on record. The first was a sweet country boy in cowboy boots and wide-rimmed hats. I was 15, and he had a driver’s license and a real job at a convenience store. Whenever I hear “Strawberry Wine”, I picture us parked over the fence of the airport…
Layaway is a rather vintage concept. Visa has made sure of that. But imagine if you agreed to a 30-day layaway plan, and on day 20 you come into a sudden windfall of cash. You arrive at the department store with the intent to collect your long-awaited prize, and the salesperson behind counter says: Are…
Deuteronomy 24: 5 says: A newly married man must not be drafted into the army or be given any other responsibilities. He must be free to spend one year at home, bringing happiness to the wife he has married.” I’m pretty sure this verse was spoken in the same breath that forbids eating pork and…
