Maggiemcneill

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2979 )

• Dry Run

  Pam S. recently asked this question on an old column:I totally agree with you that a wife should take care of her husband’s needs, but I’m having some... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Credit Where Credit is Due

  

  Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. - Marie Von Ebner-EschenbachA couple of months ago, a person I know online became very upset with me for disagreeing... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Fictional Interlude: Genius Loci

  

  The southwest furthers. The northeast does not further. It furthers one to see the great man. Perseverance brings good fortune. Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• That Was the Week That Was (#315)

  

  Sex workers have very special qualities. They are skilled at giving pleasure in whatever way is required. - Tuppy OwensAll Shapes and SizesWhy don’t... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2013 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• China Dolls

  

  This essay first appeared on Cliterati on March 17th; I have modified it slightly for time references and to fit the format of this blog. Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2013 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Theatrics

  

  If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as an improbable fiction. - William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night (III,iv)The moral panic over human... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Garbage In, Garbage Out

  

  No doubt exists that all women are crazy; it’s only a question of degree. - W. C. FieldsR.K. asks,Are all women crazy? I’ve heard this to be true from both... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Not Rocket Science

  

  Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. - Carl SaganLately, I’ve run into a number of people who seem completely unable to comprehend that the... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• I Saw My Brain

  

  I rolled my eyes so hard, I think I saw my brain. - Aspasia BonaseraThe typical American news article on sex work is astonishingly ignorant, repeats police... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• That Was the Week That Was (#314)

  

  There are people who believe that migrant women who sell sex need to be saved; that they must want to go home; that they must want another job and they have... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2013 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Awakening

  

  This essay first appeared on Cliterati on March 10th; I have modified it slightly for time references and to fit the format of this blog. Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Under Every Bed

  

  Like an ideal deity, the ideal devil is omnipotent and omnipresent.-Eric HofferThough moral panics may differ in their particulars, they all share two... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2013 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Natural Processes

  

  I think nature is very unnatural. - Bob DylanTwo questions this time:What’s your opinion on the social implications of the male contraceptive pill? Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2013 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• The Story Behind the Story

  

  You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2013 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Mulberry Street

  

  With sincere affection and admiration for the work of T.S. Geisel; all illustrations done specifically for this presentation by Ricardo Cortés. Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2013 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Easter 2013

  

  Well pleaseth me the sweet time of Easter That maketh the leaf and the flower come out. - Bertran de BornAs I’ve pointed out before, all of the Christian... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2013 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• That Was the Week That Was (#313)

  

  We are simply sisters, mothers, neighbors and friends. We shop where you shop, we vote where you vote and we pay taxes like the rest of you. Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2013 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• My Favorite Short Stories

  

  The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door… - Fredric BrownAs I’ve said many times, I prefer short stories to novels; even when I... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Quack, Quack

  

  A quack doctor can kill you without a knife. - Chinese proverbA male reader writes:So, I was talking with my therapist, and one of the things he asked me is if ... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2013 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Book Review: SuperFreakonomics

  

  Since time immemorial and all over the world, men have wanted more sex than they could get for free. So what inevitably emerges is a supply of women who, for th... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2013 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY