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He has stubby, rough little fingers. Good.

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As soon as I discovered that nasty thing the grownups called “sexuality,” I just knew it would get me in a lot of trouble some day—with Jesus, my parents and some yucky boy—so I hid it. But my Mama and Daddy noticed my sinful sexiness way before I knew I

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The Swimmer

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He got tired of the pool party, the chit-chat, the suburban posturing, and he decided to swim home.

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