What I needed was for other people to tell me their stories

Meanwhile, the stories from women kept coming. And they were increasingly awful. They were so awful I put this column on indefinite hold. I was reminded of it again at the National Writers Forum, when Chris Cleave was talking about how he does character research._ Jeanine:My friend drank a bottle of codeine?(21 December 2016) Jeanine:I was just [...]
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Brenda:
Forget about the stereotype but I do have met country girls before and they are so down to earth type.
(10 January 2017)

Brenda:
Which one s better because I am on a mission to marry someone.
(10 January 2017)

Cheryle:
How to flirt with a girl without looking like I'm flirting?
(10 January 2017)

Cheryle:
So, I think a girl likes me, and we're hanging out after school tomorrow (she asked to see the book manuscript I'm working on). I want to flirt, but I don't want to look like I'm flirting, just in case she actully doesn't like me.
(10 January 2017)

Dorie:
So yesterday I tried to have sex and it didn't fit?
(10 January 2017)

Dorie:
The biggest thing ive stuck up there is a brush handle and it fit fine.
(10 January 2017)

Dorie:
Mind you it takes a lot to turn me on even to get me wet so I wasn't super horny but he was.
(10 January 2017)

Dorie:
So yesterday I tried to have sex with my boyfriend for the first time and we were doing all the foreplay making out, handjob, fingering and then we tried to have sex.
(10 January 2017)

Lang:
My boyfriend lives an hour away, will we work out? We can only see each other on Sundays 12-3 because of church, school and my job?
(10 January 2017)

Lang:
I really want it to but I don't want to keep my hopes up only to get hurt again.
(10 January 2017)