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I Wrote This Stoned at 2PM on a Tuesday
I haven’t slept well in 2.5 years. About six months after we moved into our last apartment, we got new neighbors above us. Neighbors who never slept, nor removed their boots, in a…
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On Girls and Goths in the Early Aughts
I think horror was always a part of my identity, lurking somewhere deep in my bones, long before I realized it. All things being relative, coming of age during the early aughts as…
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Sexy Books Podcast: The Magic Necklace with Claire Napier
In this episode, I chatted with comics editor, critic, and cartoonist Claire Napier to discuss her new horror-romance comic, The Magic Necklace: Ann-Rita’s acting differently since she came back, because she’s not afraid…
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Why You Should Take Naked Pics of Yourself, Now
(This post is for adults, 18+ please.) Sometime after I hit my thirties, I began to love my body—to appreciate it, and enjoy it—in a way that I’d never been able to when…
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Why Are There So Few Safe Options for Menstrual Care?
We all know that medical research for women lags embarrassingly far behind other medical research. Take this example: The myth that the clitoris has 8,000 nerve endings comes from a study on cows…
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No Pills, Plz: Why I’m Done with Birth Control Pills
It feels a bit wrong to be writing anything that criticizes birth control methods these days—considering the state of women’s rights in the U.S. and the obliteration of Roe v. Wade, we need…
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A Horrormance Novel Mood Board
I haven’t posted here in a bit, mostly because I’ve been working on a horror/romance novel for a couple of months now, and it’s the most fun I’ve had writing anything in years…
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Sexy Books Podcast: The Body Horror Christmas Special
In today’s very special episode of the Sexy Books Podcast, we open with a chat about what Blythe has been up to for the last year: Having a baby! We get deep…
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Recommendation: How to Build a Sex Room on Netflix
“So you want to build a sex room.” That’s how interior designer and host Melanie Rose begins most conversations with her clients on the new Netflix show, How to Build a Sex Room.…
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Dilating 101
This is not intended to be medical advice; please consult with your doctor before beginning a dilating regimen. When I got diagnosed with vulvodynia and vaginismus, the most alarming part was finding out…
