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Tag: Tom Leins

“Venus in Fake Furs” by Tom Leins

Frank Farris was born in the brothel his mother owned, back in 1958. Even face-down on the zebra-print sheet he looks good for his age: bullet-shaped head, cropped black hair and a deep tan. He’s running to fat, but still well-muscled enough to give some poor fuck a hiding. The Cantonese girl in the latex […]

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