Personals | “I Got Snipped”

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Joseph Earl Thomas reads his essay “I Got Snipped: Notes after a Vasectomy,” about the best sexual decision he ever made.This episode was produced by John DeLore and Helena de Groot, and was mixed by John DeLore. Our theme song for this series is “Bryant Park and Ride,” composed and performed by David Cieri.Joseph Earl Thomas’s essay can be found online at:https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/08/01/i-got-snipped-notes-after-a-vasectomy/Subscribe to The Paris Review at www.theparisreview.org/subscribe.

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