I’ve been working for TED for about six weeks now, and one of the first questions people ask me is, What’s your favorite TED talk? And then after that, What talk should I watch? These are both hard questions to answer. TED’s collection is massive and incredible; I often fall into spirals where one video leads to another […]
Read MoreWhere do I see myself in five years? In a perfect world I’d be writing freelance about sexuality, feminism, and pop culture while working on my best-selling series of feminist erotic novels. More realistically, I can see myself with a career in social media management and writing fiction off the clock. The Internet has opened up […]
Read MoreSo I’m a big Alison Tyler fan. She pretty much rocks my world. When she tweeted about having copies of 10 Shades of Seduction available for anyone who wanted to write a review, my response was essentially, “Gimme.” For those who want to avoid spoilers, maybe tune out now and just go order the book. […]
Read MoreThis weekend I went back to Wesleyan for the first time since graduating in May. That probably doesn’t sound dramatic considering the school year literally started two weeks ago. Returning students barely had time to get settled in before I rolled up in my nostalgia wagon, toting a bottle of André and a ton of anxiety. […]
Read MoreThey match on Tinder because they recognize each other from high school and both think it will be funny and harmless to swipe right. He messages her to ask what she is doing here, so far away from their stuffy little hometown, and she answers (career opportunities more affordable) on her walk home from work. […]
Read MoreHere’s a fun fact: I have an eating disorder. I feel co-optive whenever I use that term—several of my friends live with ED’s and are the bravest souls I know, and my comparing my bullshit eating habits to theirs has always felt disrespectful. My eating disorder has nothing to do with body image, or with control, or […]
Read MoreI haven’t been blogging much the past week or so. Things got hectic moving back East on short notice and I’ve spent the past few days seeing friends and settling in at home. I have a few ideas churning for future posts, like an essay on the differences between loneliness, being alone, and being single. […]
Read MoreOkay. Now that I’ve gotten that out of my system, look! It’s a table of contents! The kind folks over at the NewSmutProject are putting together not one but two smart, realistic anthologies of erotica this fall, and I am lucky enough to be included in their collection of character-driven smut. Heart, Body, Soul features nineteen stories, listed […]
Read MoreI miss being a radio DJ. I really like making playlists. I’m trying to post more often on my blog. So here’s a thing: a summer soundtrack or whatever. 1. West Coast – Lana Del Rey Look, I just moved to California and I’m often moody. Of course Lana Del Rey was going to be […]
Read MoreI’ve been in Berkeley for a month now, and between you and me, I think about you a lot. Please don’t get me wrong: I stand by my decision to get some space. I know it was hard for both of us to say goodbye, but last summer in your sweaty, sprawling jungle of subway […]
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Ella Dawson 