Dateland
 
The Original Wound
Dateland, by Jennifer Parello ©2007
 
It's 4 a.m. and I'm riding in a car with my parents. We've just crossed the Wisconsin border and my father is telling us about his latest visit to the proctologist. My mother and I have warned him rep
 
Surfing for Heartache
Dateland, by Jennifer Parello ©2007
If the world was a perfect place this is how things would work: all of your former lovers would become morbidly obese after they broke up with you. They would live long, miserable lives, ruing the day
 
The Problem with Pumps
Dateland, by Jennifer Parello ©2007
When I was straight, preparing to go out for the evening was such a desperate affair. It involved bizarre eating rituals, manic hair brushing, and applications of lotions.
 
Being gay hasn't simplifie
 
Getting Personal
Dateland, by Jennifer Parello ©2007
I was bored at work today, so I called my friend Greta and told her that I was going to write a personal ad for her.
 
“But I already have a girlfriend,” she whined.
 
“Yes, but I think you can do bett
 
The Problem with Pee Pees
Dateland, by Jennifer Parello ©2007
At the beginning of every year, the head of the company I work for crawls out of his hole, adjusts his beady eyes to the sunlight, and calls his employees together for a state-of-the-corporation addre
 
Dateland is a syndicated column that appears in gay and lesbian publications in Chicago, Minneapolis, Austin, Houston, Las Vegas and Kansas City. To syndicate Dateland, contact me at jen6jen@aol.com.
 
 
 
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