Compassionate Courtesan Universe — A Universe from the Mind of Big Ed Magusson

A Compassionate Courtesan Universe Story
Some anthropologists once did a comprehensive survey of what human cultures considered beautiful. There was one consistent trait-symmetry. Every human culture in existence said that the person with symmetric physical features was the beautiful one. I'm the ugly one. This is my story of how I met a beautiful courtesan and what happened after. *Finalist, 2005 Gold Clitoride Award for best romantic story and for best heterosexual story.*

A Compassionate Courtesan Universe Story
I told her "It's a long, complicated story about friends with benefits. Or without benefits. Or... I don't know. Friends and benefits." It was the story of my mid-twenties and sorting out my confusion about women, love, and sex. But it was only in telling my story to a non-traditional "therapist" that I really found the answers and learned about the varied forms that love can take. Note slow code.

A Compassionate Courtesan Universe Story
It was a gamble, meeting my boss’s hooker. But if she’d tell me what I wanted to know, my political career could take off…

A Compassionate Courtesan Universe Story
Terry's had an obsession with cheerleaders since high school. Can Lisa and Sherri help him move past it? 7900 words