The semester was finally over and it was Christmas break. I decided to spend the first day of the break at the sauna. I was so relaxed that I may have fallen asleep for a moment until the squeak of the door opening jarred me awake. “Tony!” the voice said. I immediately recognized the short female figure from school with her thin, tight athletic body. “Melanie,” I managed to say. “What are you doing here?” “Same as you,” s...

Sauna Berlin quickly became my usual hangout to relax. I loved the feeling of being naked with a mixed group of men and women. It was so liberating. So free. So unlike my home town and culture. It was new and invigorating. I met Gretchen there many times. Every now and then she would still have to give me a hand in the changing cubicle to get things under control. Sometimes I would have to take care of it myself if she wa...

Growing up in a small, conservative farm town had a its benefits. But experiencing different cultures, seeing the world, and really expanding my personal boundaries are not some of those things. By the time I was 28 years old, I had finished college, had a master’s degree, and was back teaching math in my old high school. And I was bored! In spite of having been the “popular jock” back in my high school days, as well as b...