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• Diary – Week 227

  

  Last week I described my trip home with the few words “on Monday I drove home”; however, as I said in the previous sentence, I wrote that on Sunday night. Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #226

  As you plan your child’s Halloween costume, you must consider the district’s Zero Tolerance Policy.The increasing trend of people saving Halloween links for... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• That Was the Week That Was (#444)

  

  There’s something deeply troubling about taking a person who’s at ease with her past and turning her into a victim. – Wendy LyonThink of the Children! Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Even This Shall Pass Away

  

  Lady fairest ever seen Was the bride he crowned his queen. Pillowed on the marriage-bed, Whispering to his soul, he said, “Though a bridegroom never pressed... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Lady Castlemaine

  

  …[went] away…upon some slighting words of the king, so that…the king, the next morning, under pretence of going a hunting, went to see her and make friends…Afte... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Since the Model Came Out

  

  I’m a 50-year-old, happily married man who values his marriage and would not change that for anything; however, I’ve fallen love with one of my co-workers. Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary – Week 226

  

  I’m not sure how the hell I did it, but I managed to forget my laptop at home when I left for New Orleans last Thursday. Remember, I’m the Princess of... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Back Issue: October 2011

  Prostitution is the elephant in the American parlor; though most men and a sizable fraction of women see it standing there, they refuse to talk honestly about i... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #225

  The…binary foundation of 1s and 0s is deeply problematic: 1 is inherently phallic and thus misogynistic…we have 0s and Os as our fundamental binary logic gates. Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• That Was the Week That Was (#443)

  

  Given that large numbers of prostitutes operate independently without panderers, it would be difficult to characterize prostitution as inherently rooted in... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Unreal Horrors

  

  This essay first appeared in Cliterati on October 12th; I have modified it slightly to fit the format of this blog.As befits a girl who was born on Halloween... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• More Trick Or Treat

  

  It’s a perfect night for mystery and horror. The air itself is filled with monsters. – Mary Shelley (Elsa Lanchester) in Bride of FrankensteinLast year I... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Desperately Seeking

  

  I’m 22 and I’ve never done anything sexual with a woman in my life. No holding hands, no kissing, no making out, no cuddling; I think I’m too shy and lack... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary – Week 225

  

  My short break from running around the country is almost over; this Thursday I’ll be departing for New Orleans, where I’ll be speaking on Saturday at the... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Served Cold

  

  Revenge is a dish best served cold. – proverb of uncertain originI’m sure all of you remember the ridiculous “Secret Service prostitution scandal” of April 2012... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #224

  From what you’ve told me you don’t need an ambulance…You could try a warm bath but if you collapse, become unconscious [or] unresponsive…it’s 999. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• That Was the Week That Was (#442)

  

  [To a prohibitionist California judge] “help”…means keeping a pregnant teen locked up in juvenile jail because she accepted payment for sex, but still talking t... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Whore Detection

  

  This essay first appeared in Cliterati on September 28th; I have modified it slightly for time references and to fit the format of this blog. Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• A Look at the Works

  

  We are hardly ever grateful for a fine clock or watch when it goes right, and we pay attention to it only when it falters. – the 4th Earl of ChesterfieldEvery s... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Fictional Interlude: The Company of Strangers

  

  Last month’s tale was inspired by the pulp magazines, but this one was inspired by one of their successors: comic books, specifically the horror comics of the... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY