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Mike Miksche

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It happened at The Cock (Part 1)

A late-night trip to New York’s groping bar

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Exploring Hanlan’s Point (Part 2)

Daddy’s day in the sun

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Exploring Hanlan’s Point (Part 1)

Discovering myself in the brush beyond

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Paris Demands

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Randy Debauchery does Black Party

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June 25, 2015
Dancing in the dark at the Black Party (Part 2)
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Dancing in the dark at the Black Party (Part 2)

An unexpected find while on poppers

June 17, 2015
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Dancing in the dark at the Black Party (Part 1)

Looking for him — my purpose for the night

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Visiting New York’s premiere leather bar

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Coffee, tea and risky sex

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Truvada and the allure of the forbidden

May 13, 2015
The gay arcade (Part 2)
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Surprises await in the private booths

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The hotel is a cruising playground, from hallways and dance parties to private sex parties

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The gay arcade (Part 1)

Exploring the dark hallways behind a sex shop

April 29, 2015
The lion and the wolf (Part 2)
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The lion and the wolf (Part 2)

Becoming a wolf pack of one

April 22, 2015
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The lion and the wolf (Part 1)

My trip with the bears

April 17, 2015
Father’s day (Part 2)
Opinion

Father’s day (Part 2)

Lessons learned from my first daddy

April 15, 2015
Father’s Day (Part 1)
Opinion

Father’s Day (Part 1)

You never forget your first daddy

April 1, 2015
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