Jesse Bering

Yesterday I visited some girls I used to babysit and regaled...

Sun, 27 May 2012 15:30:04 -0400

Yesterday I visited some girls I used to babysit and regaled them with old stories and photos.

Born this way?

Wed, 23 May 2012 08:09:22 -0400

Born this way?

“The Lesbian Personality” (1969) by June H. Hopkins....

Sat, 19 May 2012 22:16:36 -0400

“The Lesbian Personality” (1969) by June H. Hopkins. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 115, 1433-1436.

“In light of the present findings, it is suggested that the traditionally applied `neurotic’ label is not necessarily applicable. The following terms are suggested as appropriately descriptive of the lesbian personality in comparison to her heterosexual female counterpart:

1. More independent.

2. More resilient.

3. More reserved

4. More dominant.

5. More bohemian.

6. More self-sufficient.

7. More composed.”

Photo

Thu, 17 May 2012 20:28:27 -0400

The best part of my backyard.

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:36:50 -0400

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The best part of my backyard.

A short interview with FSG editor Amanda Moon on growing up gay...

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:31:34 -0400

A short interview with FSG editor Amanda Moon on growing up gay in the 80s, why I write about science, the essay that made me pull in the moral reins and who inspires me.

My sinister farewell letter to my third-grade teacher, and...

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:41:00 -0400

My sinister farewell letter to my third-grade teacher, and favorite, Mrs. Fletcher:

“You should make some bad trouble for one of the fourth grade teachers and then she’ll quit and you’ll get hired.”

A short interview on the meaning of life with Boyd Matson (aired...

Tue, 08 May 2012 12:14:58 -0400

A short interview on the meaning of life with Boyd Matson (aired 03.25.12)

Interview on The Belief Instinct (04.29.12), also featuring Dr....

Mon, 07 May 2012 12:14:17 -0400

Interview on The Belief Instinct (04.29.12), also featuring Dr. Andrew Newberg discussing recent research on the neurobiology of belief.

Received this letter today from my 9-year-old nephew, Gianni....

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:26:00 -0400

Received this letter today from my 9-year-old nephew, Gianni. He’s trying to persuade me to move from NY back to Ohio. What do you think, has he made his case? He’s made me cry a bit, which is no small feat.

“March 11, 2012

Dear Uncle Jesse,

I strongly feel that you should move back to Ohio for a lot of reasons. First of all, all your relatives live here in Ohio, so we can go on family picnics and celebrate holidays together. Another reason would be that my neighbor Thomas’s house is for sale and if you buy it we could be neighbors and we could see each other every day and have fun.

Also, here you could get a good job in downtown Delaware. Since you’re an author, you can work at a bookstore called BeeHive Books, or you could work as a teacher at Willis and I could see you next year at school. You can be a writing and reading teacher since you’re an author.

Finally, you can go to dog parks with us. Maybe, your dogs Gulliver and Uma and my dogs Bruno and Chance could play together and chase balls.

That’s why I believe you should come back to Ohio.

Sincerely, your nephew,

Gianni Cordi”

Writing of the Wogeo tribe of New Guinea, the anthropologist...

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:47:00 -0400

Writing of the Wogeo tribe of New Guinea, the anthropologist Ian Hogbin came upon a woman rather advanced in years who still actively seduced and had intercourse with many of the youths on the island. “Desire doesn’t disappear with the teeth,” she told Hogbin. “And so long as a woman can still dig she wants to do a little something now and then.”

Backyard casualty of the Spring snowstorm.

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:21:55 -0400

Backyard casualty of the Spring snowstorm.

Coming Soon!

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:40:09 -0400

Coming Soon!

Uma my muse.

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:00:27 -0400

Uma my muse.

A shrewd CEO of a major corporation today would realize that...

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:35:00 -0400

A shrewd CEO of a major corporation today would realize that there are still virtually zero commercial advertisements in the US featuring same-sex couples; and that now is the perfect time to capitalize on a gay-friendly, sympathetic public sentiment while ballasting an aggressively loyal consumer base. I wonder how many companies would place themselves financially on that line, backing their meek “it gets better” public image with an actual ad campaign? Let’s see them put their money where their mouth is.

New Library Journal review of WHY IS THE PENIS SHAPED LIKE THAT?

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:00:14 -0400

“Leaves no topic off the table for consideration. Anyone interested in reading about the latest developments in sex research told with a generous dose of self-deprecating humor will enjoy this essay collection.” —Library Journal

It tastes a bit too, oh what is the word…

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:50:00 -0400

It tastes a bit too, oh what is the word…

“Pretty in Pink,” my latest essay at Slate.

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:50:25 -0400

“Pretty in Pink,” my latest essay at Slate.

This tiny little Chinese sweetplum tree is seventy years old. An...

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:56:20 -0400

This tiny little Chinese sweetplum tree is seventy years old. An enduring, pliable little thing rooted in 1942.

Some very nice ladies I met in Montreal. Fantastic listeners.

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:38:37 -0400

Some very nice ladies I met in Montreal. Fantastic listeners.