Fiction: The Holly & The Ivy
Portrait of a Young Woman thought to be Catherine Howard, Met Museum, NYC It will be different with me, she thinks as he presses her to her knees. Silk rustles as she bends, like a young...
View ArticleErotic Fiction: Slow Burn
“Come closer.” I lie back on your bed, curled up in the nest of your rumpled, blue duvet. I’m naked. I love being naked with you, in your bed, where my body feels soft and silky, like a celluloid...
View ArticleJade & Malin Talk 50 Shades
Jade & Malin, minutes from embarking on the FSoG experience. Hello everyone! I’ve got a bit of a departure for you today. Over the week-end my lovely partner in crime and platonic valentine, Jade...
View ArticleStrong Foundations (Guest Post by Exhibit A)
I got a lovely birthday surprise today – a guest post from Exhibit A. He wrote an excellent introduction to this story, which is up right now on his blog. I really encourage you to check it out, as he...
View ArticleErotic (??) Fiction: The Lady and the Euphemism
“Dreaming of You” cover art by Max Ginsburg A few weeks ago, the brilliant Jane Gilbert at Behind the Chintz Curtain wrote an article about how erotic euphemisms…how shall I put this…work against the...
View ArticleErotic Fiction: Should You Stay Or Should You Go
Oil painting by Serge Marshennikov. She can’t sleep. She isn’t used to having someone else in her bed, but there he is beside her, hand draped over her hip. The gray area they occupy is not at all...
View ArticleFiction as a Mirror, or Why I Won’t Write Responsibly
Vanessa in the Mirror by Marc Lagrange Last week, my friend and colleague, Tamsin Flowers, wrote a post on a topic she has explored eloquently from several angles – that of condom use, disclaimers and...
View ArticleKinky People Sex
Art by Franz von Bayros I’ve been thinking about labels recently. It started with the resurgence of the erotica vs. porn debate (which Tabitha Rayne addressed beautifully in this post) but quickly spun...
View ArticleErotic Fiction: Mourning Sun
Morning Sun by Edward Hopper (1952) His heart beats so hard she’s afraid it will shatter. It’s such a fragile thing. A hunk of meat and tenacity. It will stop one day, she knows. It will stop and he...
View ArticleGuest Post: An Evening with Alex & Em
Back in February, I had a birthday. As a present, Exhibit A wrote me a guest post called “Strong Foundations”, one of the sexiest birthday presents anyone could wish for. He tailored it to my kinks and...
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