Herpes, Two Years Later: On Sex Without Condoms
Can you have sex without condoms if you have genital herpes?
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In honor of Erotic World Book Day, let’s read my first erotica.
The first erotic story I ever wrote was actually Harry Potter fan fiction in which Hermione went to the Room of Requirement for some stress relief. I was 13.
Read MoreMy Characters Care About Safe Sex Because I Have To
I, as a real life person, have herpes. According to stigma, no sex I ever have will be safe.
Read MoreWriting The Other Love: Intimacy in Hookup Erotica
What do we call the non-loves? Or the almost loves? Or the could be loves, if things were different, if we let ourselves?
Read MoreWhy Erotica Needs Feminism: a 127 Page Thesis in 3 Pages
I’m part of the next generation of erotica, and we want to raise the bar.
Read MoreEverything I Know About Sex Writing I Learned From Taylor Swift
A woman who writes about the way she is treated, and who dares to quote men when they say something shitty, is public enemy number one.
Read MoreBros like erotica too: Why I don’t write “erotica for women”
Bros, I welcome you to erotica. There’s a lot here for you.
Read MoreFifty Shades of Condescension
Fifty Shades was truly a game changer, and its heteronormative romance plot allowed it to be a runaway success.
Read MoreSenior week and wescam: Why we need #adultsexedmonth
The week before graduation at Wesleyan is referred to as “senior week.” When an underclassmen, senior week is the stuff of legend: a crazy final week of last minute hookups, road trips, alcohol-infused decision making, and out of control partying culminating in a gigantic party under a tent on the baseball field. Making senior week […]
Read MorePeter From ‘The Mindy Project’ Has HPV: Why This Is Awesome
I have long been a fan of Mindy Kaling’s flawed but whip smart sitcom The Mindy Project, which for the uninformed tells the story of Doctor Mindy Lahiri and her consistently ridiculous love life. The show’s second season finale aired last week and wrapped up (for now) the on again/off again romance of Mindy and […]
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