Erotica, Kinkstuff, Love & Relationships, Memoirs

His

Beads of sweat still glistened, trapped in the soft hairs of his chest and belly. She gently wiped them away with the tip of a finger, one by one, reminiscent of the chasing and popping of bubbles floating through the air during a childhood summer. Her ear to his chest, she could feel more than… Continue reading His

Love & Relationships

I guess I lost my sense of humor

I started paying attention to the news again. About a year ago, I saw a friend of mine post a joke about Donald Trump running for president. Turns out, that wasn't a joke. And I thought, "Well, fuck...I sure have been out of touch." I had. On purpose. After my husband passed away, I really… Continue reading I guess I lost my sense of humor

Self-Discovery

How the #BlackLivesMatter and #LGBTQ Rights movements helped a straight white girl become a better person

When I get pulled over for a traffic violation, I usually know exactly what I did and I'm not too concerned about my physical safety. I have the privilege to be annoyed, rather than frightened.

Kinkstuff, Love & Relationships, Self-Discovery

Submission and control: an introspective essay about the inverse proportionality of job satisfaction and my craving to submit

I want to submit because I want to feel control again. Sounds weird, right? Usually people talk about submission as the idea of giving up control.

Ethical Nonmonogamy | Polyamory, Love & Relationships, Self-Discovery

A love letter to my friends

The other day, I read the words "I deserve to be surrounded by people who appreciate me..." and saw a writing in which someone wrote a letter to her partner's partners. Two different writings that I've since lost track of. So, with the full disclosure of where this particular writing is coming from, understand that… Continue reading A love letter to my friends

Love & Relationships, Self-Discovery

Learning to love without solutions: further insights from a recovering codependent

Many years ago, I had a friend, Brian, who went through therapy and was able to accept that he had codependent tendencies. With his therapist, he began to set boundaries, and by talking about it with his friends, he kept cementing the new value-set in his brain. Problem was, Brian turned into a bit of… Continue reading Learning to love without solutions: further insights from a recovering codependent

Loss and Grieving

Even if they never come for me…

I was lucky not to have been born yet when the hate would have been pointed in my direction, not for anything I'd done or even really believed in. Just for being born. For existing and having a last name that identified me as someone worthy of being hated. Also lucky my ancestors got out… Continue reading Even if they never come for me…

Ethical Nonmonogamy | Polyamory, Love & Relationships

I Choo Choo Choose You!

The topic of the "Veto" came up recently in conversation. While engaging in very healthy communication and negotiation with a new partner, a friend of mine was told that their partner's wife had "limited veto power." Which made the collective group go *gulp*. My friend communicated back (because yay communication!) for clarification on what "limited… Continue reading I Choo Choo Choose You!

Kinkstuff

Let adults be adult (rant)

About two years ago, the adult industry was under attack. By banks. They were shutting down accounts of known adult performers. Last year, my local dungeon had to go cash only for a night because their credit card processing account had been shut down, despite it being a registered charitable organization. Why? 'Cause of the… Continue reading Let adults be adult (rant)

Erotica, Kinkstuff, Love & Relationships

A different kind of B.B.W (Smut)

You're led out of the house by a tight fist grabbing hold of your hair. He orders you to get in the car, and while he's fiddling with the back seats, he tells you to start masturbating. You're already wet, of course. You had been for hours. He has that effect on you. It takes… Continue reading A different kind of B.B.W (Smut)