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Jack Stratton

The Bell

It was the bad days that made me eternally grateful for the bell. Crowded subways and spilled coffee. Meetings from the moment I walked…

26 min readJun 23, 2021

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The Bell

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Jack Stratton

Ménage à Text

Truth be told, Elise didn’t even really like him. That’s not to say she wasn’t already wet when she got off at his subway stop and climbed…

16 min readNov 5, 2019

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Ménage à Text

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Jack Stratton

The Crush

That morning, after we fucked, Amy told me that she had a crush on a boy.

38 min readNov 4, 2019

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The Crush

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Jack Stratton

Batman Returns, an Essay No One Asked For

Batman Returns, an essay no one asked for because I woke up from a Batman dream.

3 min readOct 27, 2018

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Batman Returns, an Essay No One Asked For

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Jack Stratton

As He Liked It

She had been eyeing his suit since 59th Street. When the train emptied at 14th she took the sudden exodus as an excuse to sit next to him.

7 min readSep 2, 2018

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As He Liked It

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Jack Stratton

The Valet

The dry cleaner (a lovely woman from Belarus, I believe) had my order hanging near the cash register, waiting for me. She tried to brush…

16 min readAug 6, 2018

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The Valet

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Jack Stratton
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Dirty Boys

Times Square

The first time I came into the city alone I was fifteen. I walked to the bus stop at eleven at night and got to the subway at almost…

2 min readApr 19, 2018

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Times Square

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Jack Stratton

Love Among the Oddvalds

She promised not to smoke if I just came over. When I got there, she stank of mouthwash and she didn’t know what to do with her hands.

6 min readApr 5, 2018

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Love Among the Oddvalds

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Jack Stratton

The X-Files, Writing, Sex, etc.

The X-Files premiered in 1993, when I was about 16 years old. Which was perfect, since everything about it was designed for a 16-year-old…

4 min readMar 24, 2018

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The X-Files, Writing, Sex, etc.

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Jack Stratton

Faux Hunt

Winifred stood proudly in the gray light of dawn. A hair over five feet tall, seven stone, and barely nineteen years old, she was stark…

17 min readMar 23, 2018

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Faux Hunt

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Jack Stratton

Jack Stratton

Writer, New Yorker, foodie, hedonist, kinky, poly, dandy, switch. Find free stories and a list of my books at writingdirty.com

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