Sophia Le Fraga: Post-Post-Confessional
June 20, 2012 § Leave a Comment
This week, we’re featuring “one-way glass: a poem in the post-post-confessional mode” by Sophia Le Fraga in Lambda Literary Review‘s Poetry Spotlight. It has a phrase tree in it, which I think is pretty cool, not to mention some excellent pop culture references and plenty of chutzpah!
In celebration of her birthday (this past Monday), Pride Week, and the summer of 2012, Sophia will be writing poems for anyone who emails her at slefraga@gmail.com or tweets @badideasophia. She’ll then compile these poems in an upcoming chapbook. Get on it, kids!
Things I’ve Learned from my Gay May-December Romance
June 14, 2012 § Leave a Comment
I’m 22; my boyfriend’s 48. Here’s a few things I’ve figured out along the way:
Have a sense of humor. If you can’t handle the “who’s your daddy?” jokes your friends are (inevitably) going to make, you probably have no business being in a relationship with someone twice your age in the first place. So rather than bracing yourself against the barrage of cradle-robbing and gold-digging jokes that are bound to come your way, just embrace your new role as a child-bride and make sure people are laughing with you, not at you.
Kink is cool! While my current relationship wasn’t my initiation into role play, it was the first time I realized adventurous sex and loving kindness aren’t mutually exclusive. So go ahead, let him be the pervy coach! Be the jailbait slut cruising in the bookstore! Have sex in (and/or with) a roomful of men! You don’t have to feel dirty afterwards—instead you can cuddle.
