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Stories with keyword: nyc

Barefoot In The Park Revisited

Keywords anonymous, gay, glbtqia, homosexual, hookup, Kevin Allison, Live, NYC, Podfest, queer, sex, show host

A Muffin Appears

Joanne is a free spirit who’s worked as a circus aerialist and a touring theatre performer, and her new Argentinian boyfriend (and ESL student) Alejandro is somewhat the opposite – clean cut, responsible and stable. When Joanne invites him to … Continue reading →

Keywords Alejandro, Argentina, art, barter, Black Rock City, boyfriend, Burning Man, camp, desert, drugs, dust, dust storm, ecstasy, ESL, gay, Live story, muffin, mushroom, New York City, non-English speaker, NYC, party, psychedelic, queer, Radical Faeries, relationship, sculpture, teacher, tent, trampoline

The Lightswitch

After reading a short story in his college creative writing class about a man with OCD, Matt has a flash of insight and realizes that he himself showed all the signs of obsessive-compulsive behavior in his youth — counting rituals, … Continue reading →

Keywords cat, college, compulsions, control, counselor, counting, death, George, habits, high school, light switch, Live story, mental health, mental illness, New York, NYC, obsessions, OCD, People’s Improv, puberty, rituals, rumination, shower, summer camp, switchplate

Night of the Black Chrysanthemum

Keywords Brooklyn, family, grudge, Latina, Latino, New York, NYC, Puerto Rican storyteller, relatives, vendetta

There Will Be Blood

25-year old Adrien is finding her new home of NYC to be really lonely. She falls for a guy named Jose who she’s met at a party, but when he realizes he’s 15 years older than her, he insists that … Continue reading →

Keywords accident, Best of RISK!, bleeding, blood, copper, dating, ER, fainting, frustration, hospital, intercourse, IUD, Jose, laceration, Live story, New York, NYC, passed out, penis, platonic, relationship, sex, sex injury, Williamsburg, writers

Jimmy Davis Eyes

Ophira was living in NYC, and had just gotten a bikini wax and wanted to get her money’s worth. She meets a guy at a bar, and although there are signs that he’s a horrible person, goes home with him … Continue reading →

Keywords bad sex, bar, bikini wax, cats, collection, dating, Garfield, hookup, Jim Davis, large penis, New York, NYC, obsession, one night stand, plush toys, Queens, Radio story, stuffed animals

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