LARGETONY Blog

My first love affair was with a woman. She would let me sleep with my head close to her breast. She would grab me by my ears, brush her nose against mine, and give me butterfly kisses. And when she did, she would hum or sing one of my favorite tunes. My mother gave me [...]

For anybody who is easily offended, I’ll warn you up front. This post contains the “F” word several times. I don’t go out very much. Even on Friday nights. (“Friday.” That’s not the “F” word I had in mind.) To be honest, most often of a Friday night I’m at home baking something. That’s the [...]

Seventeen years ago, on May 1, 1990, two big black men slowly walked me into a small room that had blinds on the window and a funny smell. They held on to each of my skinny arms the way a bird dog holds game in his jaws: firm enough that you can’t get away, but [...]