I’m going to be interviewed LIVE for a local web show, Positive OUTlook, this Thursday, September 1, at 1pm. Just go to http://outonline.com to watch the live feed. Afterward it will be archived on their YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/OutTVPittsburgh.

The show is health oriented, so talk is going to be along those lines (fantasy as part of a healthy sex life, etc). There’s a number where you can call in and also a chat room, which could be fun.

Note: this is the preface to my ebook, Str8 But Curious, which you can purchase as an Amazon Kindle book or as a PDF.

Don’t Be It, Dream It
by Natty Soltesz

I’ve had my share of straight guys. Maybe I’ve had my fill.

I bagged the majority during my college years, that magical time when sexual identity is as addled and messy as a frat boy after his third keg stand. One straight drunk buddy made out with me at a party then invited me to his bedroom to trade blowjobs. Another got so horny looking at straight porn he whacked me off and let me return the favor.

And I’ve had others since then. Dalliances in secluded park paths and in the backrooms of adult bookstores, those playgrounds of the minivan-and-wedding-band set. Hookups with masc, discreet Internet-personals advertisers who need to be fucked quick before the gf gets home.

All of them “straight,” though in varying degrees of believability. My penchant for straight guys has come through most strongly in my writing, and I’m aware of the inherent irony in an oeuvre of gay porn about straight guys. I’ve joked that my characters think they’re straight but are actually bisexual; these days I use the term “straight-ish” to describe them. It’s something of a cop out but it serves my purposes. I’m certainly interested in the intersection of sexual identity and behavior, but I prefer to leave those conversations to the queer theorists (who need something to talk about).

My fascination lies in the fantasy of the straight guy, that persistent and near-ubiquitous gay male fetish for guys who prefer pussy but will reach for other forms of relief in a pinch. Internet porn teems with these representations, site after site of guys who only do it cause they’re horny, or tricked, or need the money.

One particular video that was making the Internet rounds a few years back had a straight-identified performer doggy-style fucking a guy whilst reading a pussy mag he’d draped over the bottom’s back. This crossed a line for many and seemed to distill the love/hate boner/shame relationship many gay men have with “straight guys.”

I thought it was hot, maybe because I make a strong distinction between representation and reality. Trading blowjobs with that guy in college was fun – having him alienate me as he fell in love with a mutual female friend was not fun. I got such a crush on one of my best straight buddies that I nearly ruined the friendship with my hopeless pining.

It’s true that there’s an element of self defeat and self hatred when it comes to fetishizing straight guys. But most of our sexual fantasies tend toward the unattainable – otherwise it’s unlikely they’d be fantasies. So it’s okay to jack off while imagining blowing your hetero married boss under his desk, but it’s not an aspiration worth losing your job for. To insist upon the fantasy is at best pathetic, at worst a tragedy. It’s not much of a waking life when you’re hung up on a dream.

So yeah, I’ll always turn my head for a little butch swagger. A football jersey, a gold chain, a splash of Drakkar Noir. But when it gets down to getting down I’d rather have the dude who’s got a spring in his step and a twinkle in his eye. He’s more likely to be aware of what he’s doing, and do it better, and do it with me again.

Hey all you non-Kindle users who are interested in checking out my new ebook, Str8 But Curious: now you can purchase a PDF version directly from me. I’m pricing it a dollar cheaper – $3.99.

Just click on the button below to order it. I will send the PDF to the email address that you use for PayPal. If you’d prefer me to send it to a different email, be sure to note this when you donate.

That’s it! Thanks, as always, for reading and supporting my work.

So here’s my little literary swindle: remember the story poll I ran a month or so back? Well, if you want to read the story about getting gang banged by a high school football team (it’s called “Athletic Supporter”) you have to pay for it – it’s included in my just-released ebook, Str8 But Curious.

I know, I’m a dick! But whatever, this is the new reality of things. If you pay the modest (but not too modest, think of it like purchasing a McDonald’s value meal that gives you an orgasm) $4.99 purchase price you will also get a second new story, and this one’s called “My Best Friend’s Boyfriend,” a title that should hopefully speak for itself, but there’s an excerpt below if you’re curious.

Str8 But Curious also includes a nonfiction introduction (which is probably the best thing in the book in my opinion) and a curated collection of my best straight-ish guy stories.

Please note that the book is currently only available on Amazon but in the next day or so I hope to have a pdf version available for those who don’t have one of those newfangled Kindle devices (people like me, in other words). I’ll let you know. In the meantime, read some of “My Best Friend’s Boyfriend” below.

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Repost from old blog, 2/16/2009So has everyone seen the BBC documentary about women who have loving, sexual relationships with objects like banisters and the Berlin Wall? If not, you must:

Married to the Eiffel Tower

It’s my bad blogger habit to just assume that everyone is exposed to the same shit as me. Everytime I talk to one of my friends about this they have no idea what I’m talking about, so I end up showing it to them and watching it all over again.

Of course I laughed at it at first (and still do), but the more I watch these special ladies the more I find them so strangely endearing. For starters, what could be more harmless than fucking an object? These ladies aren’t hurting anyone. My favorite part is when they’re at the amusement park, and while the one lady is rubbing Mr. 1001 Nacht’s oil on her face, the other one wanders off and has a chance encounter with a very attractive fence. She doesn’t waste any time, either – just straddles that sucker and goes to town! I love it.

What’s so fascinating about their desire, I think, is that it comes from a place we can all relate to. My friend Sera and I got to discussing what object of our own we would be screwing if we “went that way.” Mine would probably be my new laptop. I just got it this Fall, and I’m always wiping it down with this special microfiber cloth to keep it fingerprint-free and clean.

I have this crazy impulse to try my hand at an objectosexual porno story. I think I could do it. Stay tuned. Or don’t.

Hello there!

Behold the cover for my new e-book, designed by the peerless writer/book cover maker Johnny Murdoc. Str8 But Curious is a compendium of my best “straight-ish guy” stories. Most importantly it contains two brand new stories featuring fuckable (but not quite lovable) straight bait. Plus a nonfiction introduction by yours truly!

I’m still working on it but intend to have it available by August 15th (give or take a day or two probably). It will be available for Amazon Kindle and also as a pdf.

So yeah! Have a great day,

Natty Soltesz