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Welcome to Cold Reads, Episode 13. Cold Reads is a weekly podcast read by Nathaniel Tower. Each week, Nathaniel invites an author to send his or her wildest, funniest, most twisted story. Without reading the story ahead of time, Nathaniel records an audio version, trying to maintain his composure as the author takes the audience on a wild ride. Week 13 brings you "Sex for the Living" by Gessy Alvarez. Gessy Alvarez grew up in New York City where from grade six to eight someone threatened to kick her ass on a daily basis. Being weird saved her most of the time. Her fiction has appeared in Bartleby Snopes, Camroc Press Review, Black Heart Magazine, Connotation Press, Thrice Fiction, Pank, and other publications. Every week, Gessy calls her mother to reassure her that she is not writing a memoir.