Shado Evans
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Shado Evans
Gay Men And The Culture Of Sexual Compulsive Destruction
Everybody handles their scars differently.
Views From The Bottom Of The Slush Pile: Processing Rejection Depression
Maybe you should just surrender to the fact that you’re not as important as you want to be.
The Realities Of Exiting Your Twenties
Life becomes one distraction after another.
The Unedited Truth About What It’s Like To Come Out In High School
I feel like I’ve lived a million lives since the days of living in the proverbial closet in high school.
A Bad Date With Benzodiazepines
We only became friends because whenever he was around, the drugs were free. I have absolutely no idea what he’s like when he’s sober.
On Avicii, Top Shelf Vodka, And The Summer Love That Never Was
The relationship gave off the air of what I assume is teenage love even though I was in my early 20s and he had just landed in his 30s.
The Struggles Of Never Coming Out To Your Friends
It was a sunny, spring, responsibility-free Saturday afternoon — one of those beautiful days that was made for future nostalgia to treasure.
A Lifetime Of Waiting For Fridays
Friday. A palpable sigh of relief. A day of celebration for making it through the week without murdering anyone.
R.I.P. Craigslist’s ‘Men Seeking Men’ Personals Section
The site consisted of crass dishonesty, but so did everything else in life.
All The Numerous Ways I’ve Failed At Curing My Depression
Alienating people became the first thing I was successful at in a long time.
Straight Men And The Gay Men They Have Sex With
Before I felt comfortable with my positioning on the Kinsey scale, I was dishonest with myself too, because the truth hurts and consonants and vowels can bruise just as easily as sticks and stones.
The Hope That You Might Not Be As Lost As You Think
I was the last person to see him as he fell into that warmth. I feel like I was the last person to ever truly see him alive.