Why 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.
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Everything 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 MoreFeminist Fall Musts: Ladies I’m reading, watching, and listening to
This fall is full of badass ladies making awesome art. There are too many books and films I want to review but don’t have time for, so here’s what I’ve enjoyed this fall and put my Ella stamp of approval on: 1. Gone Girl. If you haven’t seen Gone Girl yet, get up from your […]
Read MoreBook Review: The Boss
That, my friends, is how you weave feminism into a romance novel.
Read MoreBye Bye Berkeley: Sexual harassment, self-esteem, and social media
I move home next week. After two and a half months in the Bay Area I’ll board a plane at SFO direct to JFK and start the next, next chapter of my life. I wanted to write a blog post to acknowledge this, to talk about how important and intense this summer has been, but […]
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 MoreEbook review: NO LONGER MINE: INTERVIEWS WITH EX BOYFRIENDS
Anyone who spends enough time on tumblr will recognize Sara Sutterlin’s poetry. Usually appearing in all capital letters and uploaded in a screen-cap of a text window, her work is unapologetic, demanding, and brutal in its detail. She writes about everything from heartbreak to internalized misogyny, and her posts are wildly popular, resonating hardcore with […]
Read MoreMaking Smut From Politics
Feminist erotica speaks to that muddled mess of political consequence and human compulsion.
Read More#humblebrag, I’m this week’s WesCeleb
This past weekend I was interviewed for The Wesleyan Argus by a friend of mine, the illustrious Gabe Rosenberg, about my time at Wesleyan and the work I’ve done with Unlocked Magazine. Unlocked is Wes’s student-run art and sexuality magazine, and over the past three years I revived it, re-staffed it, and published some incredible […]
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