Naked in New York City Blog
May 3, 2003
Today has been kind of bittersweet for me. It marks the ten-year anniversary of when I moved out to Los Angeles. It’s still hard to believe that a decade has gone by since I boarded that plane from JFK to LAX. I remember getting to the airport that morning with my mom a few hours [...]
An Evening With a Talkative Man
The above title probably sounds like I’m about to launch into a really good (or really bad) dating story. Alas, it is neither of those things. This entry is about a book event I attended in NYC last week for the ringleader of the Housewives, and in my opinion the reigning King of Pop Culture, [...]
Inside the Vortex
Inside the Vortex What if the foundation of your life was based on abuse, denial, cover-ups, and secrecy? How would that affect your decision-making process? These are the questions Justin Hernandez asks himself as he reflects upon his existence. From his upbringing in New York to a cross-country move to Los Angeles for a dance [...]
Thirty Days
I recently read a book that impacted me in a big way. It was a memoir about addiction. Addiction is still something that’s not addressed without a certain level of discomfort. Dialogue usually ends in a morose tone that would have you take pity on anyone who is firmly in the throes of addiction. If [...]
Another Year Older
Yesterday marked another birthday celebration for me. A year older…a year wiser. There were a lot of life-changing events that took place within the past year. The most important one of course was that I published my first book. It sold well, and thankfully, it received critical praise. Other opportunities presented themselves as a result [...]
So Now What?
Hurricane Sandy has come and gone, and once again New York has shown just how strong she is. I’m grateful to be part of such a resilient city. In fact, being a native New Yorker is most likely how I got some of my survival skills. No doubt about it, New York and its inhabitants [...]
Revisiting #BBBH
About a year and a half ago, I wrote a blog entry about a group of men on Twitter who identify themselves with the hashtag #BBBH, which stands for bareback brotherhood. These men advocate sex without condoms and this hashtag has been their symbol of unity in the social media world. It is how they [...]
How The Three Came To Be
By now, everyone who keeps up with this blog has read a few entries about my friends here in New York, Tyler and Eric. I’ve told the story of how we initially met and what these guys mean to me, but what most people might not know is how we got to be as close as we [...]
It’s Not You, It’s Me
We’ve all used the above saying to wiggle away from someone we no longer want to date. On the flip side of that coin, we’re all equally as guilty of inverting the pronouns at times when we want to place the blame on the other person. “It’s not you, it’s me” is one of the oldest [...]
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