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    Talk Talk

    By Aditus

    Conversations. Sometimes it’s too much, sometimes too little, formal, informal, clumsy, artificial, with another word: difficult. Let’s practice, Shall we? #253 Someone is on the bus. The guy beside them fidgets the whole time with an irritating tinkling bangle while telling them, it seems, their entire life story, including very personal things. It’s time to pop in the earbuds. When it’s time to get off the bus, the talker has disappeared and the strange bangle is now on th
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My Daily Bread Crumbs 14 Aug 2022

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My Daily Bread Crumbs 10 Aug 2022

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My Daily Bread Crumbs 09 Aug 2022

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My Daily Bread Crumbs 08 Aug 2022

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My Daily Bread Crumbs 06 Aug 2022

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My Daily Bread Crumbs 05 Aug 2022

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My Daily Bread Crumbs 04 Aug 2022

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My Daily Bread Crumbs 03 Aug 2022

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My Daily Bread Crumbs 02 Aug 2022

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My Daily Bread Crumbs 01 Aug 2022

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My Daily Bread Crumbs 30 Jul 2022

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My Daily Breads Crumbs 29 Jul 2022

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My Daily Bread Crumbs 28 Jul 2022

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My Daily Bread Crumbs 27 Jul 2022

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Why is it so hard to find love?

One of the sad truths about being gay and single, it's hard to have a relationship with a decent guy. Sex is a few clicks away, but someone who wants to talk, make dinner together, or walk around the streets is harder to come by. Then, when you do find those kinds of guys, there's a fatal flaw with them: they enjoy sneaking kisses in back alleys (Uh, it's dark and the dumpster reeks), they blow out your tastebuds with some kind of pepper since you told them you enjoy spice (I like spicy, but God

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My Daily Bread Crumbs 26 Jul 2022

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My Daily Bread Crumbs 25 Jul 2022

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