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Welcome to Finocchio. Welcome to Italy.
A dispatch from my first days in Milan, the gay metropolis I now call home.
Sep 17, 2025
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Mike De Socio
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Respectable Realness
For my whole life, I’ve played by the rules. Now I’m asking: Am I allowed to be fully me?
Feb 10
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Mike De Socio
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Ski Bums
I went on a ski trip with more than 60 Italian gay men. And I lived to tell the tale.
Feb 3
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Mike De Socio
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Good Company
The night I found the absolute perfect balance of wholesome and horny.
Jan 27
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Mike De Socio
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Hot Stuff
Why the horniness of Heated Rivalry is revolutionary—and necessary.
Jan 22
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Mike De Socio
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Half Baked
A spontaneous attempt at banana bread reconnected me with a habit from back home.
Jan 20
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Mike De Socio
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Uncut Gems
An ode to the type of “bananas” I love oh so very much.
Jan 13
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Time Lapse
I’m just a Type A girl, trying to survive in a Type B world.
Jan 7
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Mike De Socio
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Trail Head
On a hiking trip in Cinque Terre with 20 other gay guys, I found more than just dazzling views and delicious food.
Dec 23, 2025
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Mike De Socio
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Short Lived
Why do I always go so hard on making a home in a new place, even when it’s temporary?
Dec 16, 2025
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Mike De Socio
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Slut Bunk
I took the ‘promiscuous’ train going annnnyyyywhereee.
Dec 9, 2025
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Mike De Socio
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Heir Loom
Sorting through my late aunt’s belongings in Sicily, I witnessed close to a century of life, captured on film.
Dec 2, 2025
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Finocchio chronicles the deliciously wholesome and horny life of Mike De Socio, a queer American living in Italy.
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