In the last installment of The Marv Dialogues we saw Marv stumble through the first part of his date with Allison. Things began to improve, however, when a humorous comment from Marv made Allison choke on her mojito and shoot mucus out her nose. We now rejoin Marv and Allison at The Orbit...

The word aphrodisiac comes from the name Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and fertility. She was also a total slut, bangin’ Ares all the time (among others) and cuckolding poor old Hephaestus. She popped out kids left and right, including Priapus, who was known for his gargantuan 24/7...

After joining Marv for his bro dinner with Ryan, we now catch up with him the following evening. It’s the night of his big first date with Allison, the girl he met at the bookstore a few days prior.  The night was cool and cloudless, so Marv didn’t need to worry about any moisture...

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After spending the afternoon At the Café, Marv met his friend Ryan for dinner at the Rex, a consistently satisfactory restaurant on Polk Street and one where they wouldn’t have to wait to be seated. Marv and Ryan met at college back east. In terms of the conventional indicators, such as...

In the previous excerpt, Marv met Allison for the first time, At the Bookstore. We now catch up with Marv the day after.  Marv spent most of the next day working on his humorous stories at his local café. He occupies the corner table whenever possible, with the window parallel to the street...

An excerpt from a short story called “The Sorrows of Marv.” In the scene below, Marv, who inexplicably bears a strong resemblance to a late-20′s David Jonathan Fine, meets Allison for the first time at the bookstore where he works. Marv was on his way towards the front of...

A montage of sorts, set to music....