The Time I Took Gloria Swanson’s Sixth Husband to a Gay Bathhouse

A story of intergenerational bonding featuring Billie Holiday, Norma Desmond, and William Dufty VI

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In the shadowy realm of the jacuzzi in the wet area of Steamworks Chicago, the moody lighting casts a mysterious glow, intermittently cloaked by the ghostly dance of steam. A momentary…