by aaron | Mar 19, 2021 | blog, Essays, not-fiction
Urolagnia. From the Greek: ouron = urine + lagneia = sexual lust. Commonly known as the Golden Shower. Sexual arousal involving urine. Peeing on; being peed on; becoming turned on at the sight of pee. A fetish. What is called, in psychiatric literature, paraphilia: a...
by aaron | Mar 11, 2021 | blog, Essays, not-fiction
On January 6th, right wing insurgents stormed the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. The Times recorded some interesting reflections from a police officer who was on the scene: They (the insurgents) went and did what others have only talked about. And it’s not...
by aaron | Feb 9, 2021 | blog, Essays, not-fiction
A couple years back a member of our staff playfully rewrote a famous Biblical passage dealing with the punishment of sinners.1 Somehow our essay ended up in the inbox of Senator Mike Lee (R, Utah). This isn’t surprising, for in addition to being a stalwart...
by aaron | Jan 25, 2021 | not-fiction, Scribbles&Scraps
Bonnie Prince Billy. Showbox at the Market, downtown Seattle. Monday August 9, 2010. Doors at 8PM. All Ages. $22 General Admission, plus a $1.90 charge, the latter presumably for the pleasure of the paper ticket I recently found scurried away in the pages of Sam...
by aaron | Sep 30, 2020 | blog, Essays
With the recent death of RBG and President Trump’s nomination of ACB, the Democratic Party finds itself facing the football equivalent of a 4th and long with time running out. While ACB’s nomination raises reasonable concerns about women’s reproductive rights, the...