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Weekly Contest #366
If you thought the religious aspects of a Catholic secondary school were just symbolic, you would be wrong. We had serious religion classes and were often herded over to the church for special services. We had one priest who was particularly popular as he was as handsome as he was charming (looking back now I would definitely classify him as a twink—a small, usually attractive gay man). At one point he was replaced by a rather large man with ruddy red cheeks and a very clear drinking problem. As we don’t generally say that someone is struggl...
Please note this story contains sensitive material, abuse of power and a relationship with an underaged person. I should have known better. I had a boyfriend when we first met, a really lovely boyfriend with sandy brown hair and a permanently perplexed demeanour as he attempted to deal with me. Truth be told he was dull as dishwater and brought me into his life and planted me like an exotic flower in soil from the garden centre. He wanted me to “doe normal” as they say in the Netherlands, calm down, fit in, stop wearing floral patterns. I w...
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