Sir Richard Francis Burton and his Burning Texts
Today I have been thinking a lot about Sir Richard Burton. Born in 1821, Burton was in some ways very typical of the adventurous explorers of his time. He started off as a captain in the army of the East India Company, serving in both India and the Crimea. After this, he led expeditions funded […]
Sexual Deception & Social Constructs
An excerpt of a twitter interchange I had recently: Him: There comes a time when wrinkly women should cut their hair, the woman on Wright Stuff has missed it by 10 years. Me: I’m so relieved I’ve already cut mine. I wouldn’t want to try and pass myself off for hirsute lamb in old bag […]
My Bright Penny
My bright Penny. My word warrior. My cherry thrice taken. Why mourn the loss of youth and innocence? What did they ever do for any of us? You wear years like a library. You wear scars like an itinerary. You wear experience like a map. All that wealth has been earned: none borrowed or stolen […]
The Splinter: An Erotic Novella
Fumbling, Simon began to undo the buttons on his shirt. “Pretty? Do you think it’s pretty? Do you think that God would want any creature he made to do this to the body he gave them?†Her gaze slipped from his face to his chest. “Oh, my God…†Whorls and lines, puncture marks, words and […]
The Rebuttal: Writing Taboo in Erotica and the State of the Genre
This week, it’s not a story I offer you, but a discussion on writing about taboo subjects and erotica’s future as a genre. This podcast is a response to The Good Parts Podcast, Episode 14. The Good Parts is a podcast produced by three excellent erotica writers: Helen E. Madden, Nobilis Reed & Ann Regentin […]