During the feminist seventies men were caught between a roc… - Florence King

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During the feminist seventies men were caught between a rock and a hard-on; in the fathering eighties they are caught between good hugs and bad hugs.

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Florence Virginia King (January 5, 1936 – January 6, 2016) was an American novelist, essayist and columnist.

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During the feminist seventies men were caught between a rock and a hard-on; in the fathering eighties they are caught between good hugs and bad hugs. - Florence King

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