Thanks to Joho for a link to Halley’s Alpha Male series. Brilliant, fascinating, funny adult writing.
But…it’s hard to picture my own favorite men hoping other men envy them, or wishing large groups of women would crave their touch. “Alephs” are too busy thinking about–oh, I don’t know–quantum computers, or saving the whales, or making weblogs better. They live in a world that fascinates them. Like Halley’s Alphas, the Alephs have lots of “stuff” they’re longing to show you. But the Alephs show off their stuff because they are really interested in it, and really interested in sharing its delights with you–and if that kindles a sexual spark, and fireworks follow, it’s a real event in the life of the Aleph male*. It’s exciting and meaningful, not a minor variation on what he did to some other girl last week.
Halley, I think your writing is wonderful–and your research on Alphas sounds like lots of fun! But… give Alephs a chance and see if you don’t like them even better.
* There are Aleph females too, of course. I like them too.